by AllThingsECC.com | May 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
Alexandria, VA – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Public Safety Communications Awards and Technology Leadership Awards. The winners will be recognized, along with last year’s winners, during the Opening General Session at APCO 2021, APCO’s Annual Conference & Expo, taking place August 15-18 in San Antonio, Texas.
The award recipients demonstrated the highest levels of professional conduct and outstanding performance in the line of duty. This year, APCO received 175 nominations from across the country. The award winner of each category is…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
ABILENE, Texas (PRESS RELEASE) – APD announces the addition of Jurisdiction View, a new data and situational awareness tool to access critical location and additional data during an emergency.
APD is one of the first agencies nationwide to test and implement this new tool, which is now available to 911 centers nationwide through RapidSOS’s free software application RapidSOS Portal.
Information available through RapidSOS Portal includes accurate, real time caller location for 911 calls from iPhones (iOS 12+) and Android phones (4.0+), as well as situational and incident-specific information from connected vehicles, digital health devices, connected buildings, and mobile applications such as Uber…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 6, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant
As I was writing some comments on social media the other day I had to go back and look at the legislation that brought us FirstNet and the requirement that FirstNet be built using commercial standards. That entire section was very purposeful at the time and today it has worked out to the benefit of public safety. We have seen that public safety can now get public safety grade devices at reasonable prices. We see applications being developed at record speeds and innovation happening unlike anything ever seen by public safety.
One segment of that innovation is related to HPUE or High-Power User Equipment. HPUE is part of the secret sauce of the FirstNet Network. Many users don’t realize that the power outputs of spectrum usage is regulated by the FCC and is critical to the range of the user devices. Back in the old days a public safety handheld might have a power output of 7 watts…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 5, 2021 | Jobs
The Emergency Telecommunicator is responsible for answering calls, processing, recording, and dispatching public safety resources for both emergent and non-emergent incidents throughout our Province. Engaged as an integral part of the community’s emergency response system, the Emergency Telecommunicator provides clear, accurate and customer focused communications to assist in an efficient and effective response.
The Provincial Emergency Communications Centre offers a wide range of services in the public safety spectrum. We are the first point of contact to receive, assess and route 911 calls in the Province, with the exception of Saskatoon and Regina Corporate city limits. In addition to providing call taking and dispatch services for 365 Fire Departments, both career and volunteer, across the Province, the PECC also serves one municipal police service and several Government of Saskatchewan ministries and agencies, to include Conservation, Saskatchewan Highway Patrol, and Community Safety Officers throughout our Province…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A Central California adult school is taking action to offer a new pathway, for people thinking about making a career change. Emergency medical dispatcher student Myra Duran says she’s always had a passion for helping others
“I was very passionate about helping the community and I actually had envisioned going towards law enforcement, but this brought me to a different route,” said Duran. Myra is one of roughly a dozen students taking part in a six-week emergency medical dispatch course…
