by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 14, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Edward Parkinson, Chief Executive Officer, First Responder Network Authority
First responders face incredible challenges to keep our communities safe. This past year it has been especially true as public safety continued to uphold their oath to protect and serve during a worldwide pandemic. While we honor and celebrate these heroes every day, every April and May, we dedicate extra time to thank them for their selflessness and dedication.
Join us as we highlight the commitment and sacrifices made by those in emergency communications, the fire service, law enforcement, and emergency medical services (EMS), as well as our nation’s volunteers and public servants during these annual celebrations:
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by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 14, 2021 | Comm Center News
Left to Right: Mayor Shane McFarland, Elizabeth Stubblefield and Seth Russell
Murfreesboro, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Emergency Communications Supervisor Elizabeth Stubblefield has been named 2021 Public Safety Telecommunicator of the Year for her selfless actions, dedication, hard work.
Stubblefield takes pride in her work and is always willing to step up and help when needed…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 14, 2021 | Comm Center News
The state public defender’s office is appealing a recent court ruling dismissing its lawsuit over how a South Jersey county retains data potentially relevant in criminal cases.
The Office of the Public Defender sued Gloucester County last year over issues involving a damaged server used to store 911 calls, police dispatch communications and other data, and a policy change that would reduce how long such data is preserved on a new county server…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 14, 2021 | Comm Center News
It now takes about half as much time for police dispatchers to answer 911 calls as it did during recent peaks just a couple years ago, officials with the Anchorage Police Department said this week.
Wait times began to rise after 2015 and peaked in late 2018 and mid-2019, when it took up to 21 seconds on average for dispatchers to answer incoming 911 calls, according to data provided by the department. The average wait time has steadily decreased since last summer and was about 8.6 seconds in February, according to APD…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 14, 2021 | Comm Center News
OWEGO (WBNG) — It’s National Public Safety Telecommunications Week and Tioga County is making strides to make the job a bit easier for first responders to keep everyone safe.
They are moving forward with a long-awaited upgrade to their emergency communications system.
Mike Simmons, Director of Emergency Services says their current system is a patchwork which makes it difficult for dispatchers, and responding agencies to communicate…
