by AllThingsECC.com | May 23, 2021 | Comm Center News
Unlike in other years, this year’s Portland Bureau of Emergency Communications annual 911 Awards were not celebrated with pageantry, as at this celebration in 2019 – but these everyday heroes are worth celebrating, even if remotely.
By David F. Ashton
Although typically unseen, the operators who take calls at the Portland Bureau of Emergency Communications (BOEC) 9-1-1 Center – officially called “telecommunicators” – perform life-saving service all day and night, every day of the year.
Because of their service, East Portland News has been privileged to report every year on their “Telecommunicator of the Year” awards program. But alas, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic scuttled their in-person program for the last two years…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 23, 2021 | Comm Center News
Four members of the Effingham County 911 were recognized this week for their serviced. For two, their terms are expiring and two others stepped down.
Board Chairman Julie Stephens, who started on the board in 2016, and Board Treasurer Wayne Rubach, who also started in 2016, are leaving the board after their terms end on June 30. Both Stephens and Rubach are “at-large” members of the board.
“Thanks for allowing me to be on the board for these five years,” Rubach said…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 22, 2021 | Jobs
The current recruitment will be used to fill Public Safety 911 Operator and Police Dispatcher Trainee vacancies in the Mesa Police Department. This recruitment will also establish Eligible lists that may be used to fill future vacancies. Please review the Testing Process document for more information on testing dates and the testing process.
PUBLIC SAFETY 911 OPERATOR ($42,525.86 – $62,940.80 Annually)
A Public Safety 911 Operator is responsible for receiving and evaluating calls from the public concerning crimes, fires, and medical emergencies. Specific duties include: evaluating calls for proper action; initiating Police response by obtaining information required for dispatching field units; and entering data into a computer as it is being received…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 22, 2021 | Comm Center News
Some local law enforcement officers are calling for an upgrade to the county’s aging radio dispatch equipment.
During a Wednesday board of commissioners meeting, members of the Curry County Sheriff’s office made their case for upgrading the dispatch system, which multiple local police and fire agencies use for communication. Among those using the system, Gold Beach and Port Orford police, multiple fire departments, as well as the sheriff’s office and Coos Forest Patrol. Brookings police has its own dispatch system…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 21, 2021 | Comm Center News
In the wake of the Nashville bombing that create extended outages for 66 public-safety answering points (PSAPs) AT&T has committed to improving its network resiliency, communications with 911 centers, and its backup-power capabilities, according to a report to the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board (TECB).
TECB Vice Chairman Steve Martini presented key findings of the report to the board during its May 5 meeting, although “sensitive” network-security information was not shared publicly. Based on five meetings with AT&T officials between April 6 and May 3, Martini said that the main cause of the 911 outages stemmed from the fact that the AT&T personnel were not allowed to provide supplemental power sources to the key network in a timely manner after the bomb detonation resulted in the failure of the commercial power grid in the area…
