by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
BINGHAMTON, NY – This week we are celebrating the workers that do their part in keeping the first responders safe.
This week is National Public Safety Telecommunications week and it’s a time to honor the 9-1-1 dispatchers and all their hard work.
On a day to day basis they take phone calls, dispatch patrols, make calls to the department of public works or transportation…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
This week, the Ridgefield Police Department is celebrating the men and women of our Emergency Communications System.
When you’re faced with an emergency such as crime, a crash, a fire, or a medical episode, these are frequently the very first people you speak to. They answer the calls. They coordinate the emergency responders who go to you during your time of need…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
HICKORY — They are often the first voices a person will hear in the event of an emergency. They are an unseen lifeline in a time of distress. They are called “heroes behind the headsets” for good reason.
Telecommunicators, or dispatchers, with Kentucky State Police form a tight unit that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year to connect the public to an agency which can provide needed help…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – It’s National Public Safety telecommunications Week–a time to recognize the valuable contributions made by the thousands of 9-1-1 employees across the country.
The Hamilton county 9-1-1 center has almost 200 people who fit that category…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 17, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News

Public safety answering points (PSAPs) in California can get real-time crash notifications through an agreement between a cloud-based emergency response platform and General Motors’ OnStar emergency system.
Announced at the end of March, the collaboration between OnStar and RapidDeploy gives 911 call takers in the state immediate data about accidents that they can use to improve response – for instance, dispatching several ambulances to a multi-vehicle pileup.