by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 26, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Excellence in the ECC depends on a telecommunicator’s understanding of the public and first responders in the field.
[Originally published in the March/April 2021 PSC magazine.]
By David Larson
You have probably heard of Leonardo da Vinci, the 15th-century architect, artist, engineer, inventor and scientist. Leonardo da Vinci was a man of a great many talents, what one would refer to as a Renaissance man. Nowadays, this term has become interchangeable with the word polymath. Public safety telecommunicators can be the polymaths of public safety…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 26, 2021 | Comm Center News
LUMBERTON — Some of the 140 VIPER radio systems bought by Robeson County government for use by emergency personnel were being installed Thursday.
The purchase of the systems is part of a mandatory upgrade effort to comply with the statewide communication system, said Emily Jones, Robeson County’s Public Information officer. The radios cost $571,876.22…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 25, 2021 | Comm Center News
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Following a rigorous review process, Lighthouse Health and Wellness is now FirstNet® Verified™ and accessible via the FirstNet App Catalog.
Lighthouse Health & Wellness (H&W) is an in-hand, on-demand, 100 percent confidential health and wellness platform available at no cost to our nation’s public safety agencies. Lighthouse H&W was built to provide first responders and their families anonymous access to resources that have been designed to meet their unique needs. Resources within the platform include a growing content library, peer support tools, therapist locator, and more…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 25, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
The last week in February is very busy for me. I am working to complete a number of projects and I am still looking for time to get back to my book on FirstNet history, which I thought would have been completed by now. Therefore, this week I will be brief. I am providing a quick look at some news items and look back at my April 15, 2013 Advocate in which I referred to an important document published by the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) that I believe should still be of interest to elected officials today…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 25, 2021 | Jobs
The Lucas County 911 Regional Council of Governments is a governmental entity formed to provide consolidated 911 operations in Lucas County, Ohio. The Lucas County 911 Regional Council of Governments will serve as the singular Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for the 441,815 residents of the 21 political subdivisions of Lucas County and provide emergency dispatch services to the County’s 13 fire departments, 15 law enforcement agencies, and countywide emergency medical service. A Board of Directors comprised of seven Lucas County public safety executives serve as the governing board. An Executive Director oversees operations and technology…
