by AllThingsECC.com | May 26, 2021 | Comm Center News
Communications board digs into Christmas bombing outage
In the wake of the Nashville Christmas bombing that disrupted regional telecom service, the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board (TECB) has been working with AT&T to ensure a more resilient 911 network.
When a bomb inside an RV parked outside AT&T’s downtown Nashville switching facility went off, it disrupted internet, phone and wireless services as far away as Kentucky and Alabama. The explosion caused voice and data service outages for 911 call centers, businesses, hospitals, the Nashville airport, government offices and individual mobile users. FirstNet, the nationwide, wireless public-safety broadband network operated by AT&T, was also affected…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 26, 2021 | Jobs
Aurora Police Department 100 S. Aurora Rd. Aurora, Ohio 44202 JOB TITLE: Police Dispatcher (Part-time) DEPARTMENT: Police REPORTS TO: Administrative Lieutenant STATUS: Non-classified/Non-exempt/Part-time/Non-union DATE EFFECTIVE: May 10, 2021 WAGE: $23.49/Hour The City of Aurora Police Department is seeking applications for the position of Dispatcher, a non-classified, non-exempt, part-time, non-union position. General Duties: Duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Communication with Police, Fire and Public Service personnel. Answering 911 and non-emergency lines. Deputy Clerk of Court duties…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 26, 2021 | Comm Center News
Newly released audio recordings detail the conversation between a Tulsa County dispatcher and a man armed with a gun, who barricaded himself inside his home with two other people last week in Berryhill.
The dispatcher convinced the man to put down his gun and surrender to Tulsa County Deputies. The 911 call shows that the dispatcher who handled the call was able to stay calm and build rapport with the suspect, Roger Gray, which made all the difference in keeping everyone safe.
Suspect: “Tell them to come in here.”
Dispatcher: “They are not going to come into the house. Because we don’t know what situation we are walking into….
by AllThingsECC.com | May 26, 2021 | Comm Center News
SPRINGFIELD — Tucked away beside the Effingham Health System complex is a small but vital piece of Effingham County’s first responder network — Lifestar.
Besides being able to get to an accident scene and then to a hospital quickly, Lifestar provide what amounts to an emergency room in a helicopter. Flight Paramedic Jeff Kuehn said it’s like bringing the emergency room to the patients.
When a call comes in through Lifestar dispatch, a team of three — a pilot, flight nurse and a flight paramedic — boards a helicopter and flies to the emergency site. Once there, they work alongside other first responders, whether law enforcement, firefighters or EMS…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 26, 2021 | Comm Center News
FALLS CITY – Richardson County commissioners may have found their answer to 911 dispatching dilemmas with the Southeast Communications 911 Center.
Commissioners expressed interest Tuesday in joining the 911 dispatching center in Beatrice to improve service and spread out the cost of upgrading to the next generation 911.
Commissioner John Caverzagie said Tuesday that negotiations with the Falls City City Council have stalled, but Sheriff Rick Hardesty continues to push for the elimination of the current process of calls going to the police station and then being transferred if the emergency is outside of city limits…
