by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 18, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
This week there are a number of items of interest for those involved in public-safety communications. A rugged handheld device company has given up on ProSe while a Push-To-Talk (PTT) company is launching its second-generation products. And a U.S. Department of Home Security (DHS) report that outlines products designed to equip first responders with tools to make their jobs easier includes a navigation and directions product that is designed to make it easier for first responders to reach the scene of an incident…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 18, 2021 | Comm Center News
by Doug Berger
A recent grant will allow for the location of 911 callers in Douglas County to be immediately determined. The grant will also allow for text-to-911 in a four county area including Douglas County. The Missouri 911 Service Board recently informed Wri-Comm 911 that a grant award of $770, 200 from its assistance program will benefit 911 coverage in Wright, Howell, Ozark and Douglas counties…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
The UT Dallas Police Department and colleagues across campus are mourning the loss of Police Communications Supervisor Lisa Alexander, who died Thursday of natural causes. She was 48.Alexander was instrumental in setting up the Police Department’s new dispatch center in 2008, the year after she joined the University.
“Lisa was more than a co-worker to us,” said Lt. Tim Dorsey, her supervisor. “She was very dedicated to this profession”…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
From conception to construction, the building of the Jacksonville Public Safety Complex remains on schedule for completion in July 2021.
The complex is being constructed on city-owned property at the corner of South Bolton and Devereaux Streets. The approximately 28,000 square-foot facility will be home to the city’s fire and police departments, dispatch and the emergency operations center which can double as a training space…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
Volusia County 911 Operators Trained to Become more Aware of Mental Health (FL)
The training was a priority for Sheriff Mike Chitwood, who sat in on portions of the class and has additional sessions scheduled for the future. The state-of-the-art course, called Emergency Mental Health Dispatching (EMHD), is geared toward helping 911 telecommunicators boost their confidence to help better diffuse crisis situations and keep first responders safer in the field, Communications Director Jim Soukup said. “When you train people to that level, it just helps everybody…
