by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 7, 2021 | Comm Center News
The dedication and achievements of staff members from the Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC) were honoured at an appreciation event held on Wednesday, March 3 2021.
DPSC is comprised of specialised teams including the Public Safety Communication Centre, which processes and dispatches emergency (9-1-1) and non-emergency calls, the Electronic Monitoring Centre, which is responsible for the monitoring of selected offenders, the Public Safety Radio Network and the National CCTV Programme…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 7, 2021 | Comm Center News
Jamesville, N.Y. — Police agencies responding to a mental health check of a 17-year-old Jamesville boy Thursday afternoon were warned that he may have an airsoft gun and had considered “suicide by cop” in the past.
At some point, police say, the teenager pulled out what appeared to be a handgun and pointed it at officers. The teen was killed after multiple officers from different agencies opened fire…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 7, 2021 | Comm Center News
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.— Eight Kentucky State Police Telecommunicators from throughout the commonwealth were recognized Friday at graduation ceremonies for the seventeenth class of the agency’s in-house Telecommunications Academy.
“Across the state, KSP telecommunicators provide a lifeline to both citizens in need and responders in the field,” says Jason Long, Law Enforcement Training Instructor…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 7, 2021 | Comm Center News
A 911 dispatcher and a police officer were honored after helping a woman give birth during a snowstorm at home in New Jersey.
In Burlington County, 911 dispatcher Mark Boyd and police officer Keith Upton were honored after they helped a woman give birth at home amid a snowstorm.
Dispatcher Boyd received the call a few minutes before 10 am on February 2 from the father whose wife had gone into labor. Upton was the first officer on the scene…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 7, 2021 | Comm Center News, Jobs
BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) – Despite a steady number of people continuing to file claims for unemployment, Brown County is having a very difficult time filling vacancies for some jobs.
Namely — 911 dispatchers.
It’s not a job for everyone, being able to stay calm with someone in an emergency while dispatching them help…
