by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 9, 2021 | Comm Center News
COLLEGE STATION, TX — Emergency dispatchers handle many high-adrenaline calls, often dealing with cases of devastation and loss. But two Brazos County 9-1-1 dispatchers recently worked an exciting call, resulting in a rare moment, of great joy.
Brazos County 9-1-1 dispatchers Stephanie Arms and Darian Soares, have had a relatively smooth past few weeks working together. Arms, a seasoned dispatcher with over nine years of experience, has been training rookie colleague Soares in the ways of processing 9-1-1 calls, calmly and effectively. On Feb. 21, Soares was only into her third month of training and hadn’t handled many serious medical emergencies firsthand. Then, an expectant father in Bryan picked up the phone…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 9, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
FirstNet keeps first responders and communities safe. It is the nationwide Public Safety broadband network, services and solutions that are dedicated to first responders and those that support them.
How does FirstNet work?
FirstNet is a dedicated high-speed communications platform using LTE cellular technologies along with its own core network and SIM cards. LTE is the baseline technology with FirstNet operating on multiple frequencies. Each new frequency essentially adds a lane to the highway, making travel faster and safer for everyone. FirstNet increases the speed of transmission for high-speed data, location information, images, and video that can mean all the difference when seconds..
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 9, 2021 | Jobs
The Laurens County Human Resources Department is accepting applications for a full time Dispatcher for the Laurens County 911 Department. The applicant must be able to function under the general supervision of the Emergency Communications Coordinator, perform duties relating to the control of all radio and telephone communications for the Sheriff’s Department, the Laurens County Rural Fire Department, the Laurens County Emergency Medical Service and Municipal Police and Fire Departments. Minimum requirements are…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 9, 2021 | Comm Center News
A $120 million project that hopes to strengthen city services while revitalizing a neighborhood will be vertically expanding by a floor following some modifications to a scheme that emerged last year.
Jersey City announced in September the imminent groundbreaking of their new Public Safety Headquarters. Set to rise at a parking lot on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Kearney Avenue, the facility is part of an ongoing endeavor to consolidate many of the city’s government operations within a few blocks of Bergen-Lafayette…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 8, 2021 | Jobs
DESCRIPTION Personnel in this position are responsible for properly deploying and monitoring the status and locations of all on-duty units. These individuals must use approved System Status Management techniques which ensures the efficient and appropriate use of those resources. Controllers serve as the first contact with callers and, therefore, will often be called upon to calm and direct the actions of lay persons, prior to the arrival of EMS personnel. Controllers must have intricate knowledge of the service area to ensure deployment of appropriate units and to provide direction to ambulance personnel. Due to the job being time sensitive, applicants must possess the innate ability to multitask, while maintaining a high level of accuracy…
