by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 7, 2021 | Comm Center News
Featured among a full agenda is a presentation on allowing the Crawford County Public Safety Department to take responsibility for emergency dispatching services currently performed by Meadville Police Department. When a similar proposal was the focus of a special 2016 council meeting, about 20 residents attended, the vast majority of whom were opposed.
Eliminating city police dispatch staff and allowing the county to provide dispatch services has been among possible cost-saving moves for the cash-strapped city for at least 15 years…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 7, 2021 | Comm Center News
St. Francois County Joint Communications Center can now rely on a stable stream of funding, as voters determined 3,294 votes to 607, or 84% of the vote, to make permanent the 3/8-cent sales tax they last approved in 2014.
The tax annually generates about $3 million for round-the-clock, emergency 911 dispatch services serving St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve counties…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 7, 2021 | Comm Center News
TUCSON (KVOA) – Several agencies came together Tuesday evening to put on a Public Safety Career Fair.
Tucson Police Department, Tucson Fire Department and officials with public safety communications are all looking to fill positions.
Officials from each department will be present to walk attendees through the application process and the hiring timeline…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
Construction workers have found two people living in a man-made cave in a California city.The laborers in Vallejo, about 30 miles from San Francisco, were excavating the site of an old bridge when they heard voices coming from a nearby embankment. The workers called law enforcement and the fire department, fearing someone was injured. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, “dozens of police, firefighters and rescue workers from Vallejo and nearby agencies converged on the bridge at Sacramento Street and Farragut Avenue.” Law enforcement found a 20-foot long, three-foot high, man-made cave with two people inside…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 6, 2021 | Jobs
WABAUNSEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
911 Communications Officer/Dispatcher
The Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking full time employment for a 911 Communications Officer/Dispatcher. This position will be open until filled. Prospective candidate must be at least 18 years old. Must have a clean criminal history, no felonies, Prospective candidate must have excellent typing and communication skills. They must be able to work various shifts, holidays, weekends, overtime. The candidate should be able to multitask, handle stressful situations and have a strong attention to detail. Experience preferred but will train the right candidate. Candidates will be working unsupervised and should be self starters and highly motivated…
