by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
peaker of the House Dade Phelan named State Representative James White as chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety. This is a vital committee that has jurisdiction over Texas law enforcement, the prevention of crime and the apprehension of all criminals, the provision of security services by private entities, the defense of the state and nation, terrorism response by the state, and disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The committee also oversees and works with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE), the Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDPS), the Texas Division of Disaster Management (TDEM), the Emergency Management Council, the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the Texas Private Security Board, the Commission on State Emergency Communications, and the Texas Crime Stoppers Council…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Despite access to more than $600 billion in grants made available by the federal government and private sector each year, public safety agencies have struggled to make use of that funding, according to a new report from the law enforcement consulting firm Lexipol and the wireless network equipment company Cradlepoint. And those issues persisted into the COVID-19 pandemic, the report’s authors found, even after the passage of billions of dollars in emergency aid…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
PLATTSBURGH | After more than three decades of dedicated service, Clinton County Emergency Services 911 Dispatcher Craig Scholl has signed off for the final time.
For 35 years, Scholl has helped bring aid to countless emergencies, giving solace to those in their darkest hours and becoming a fixture in local emergency services.
With the last 20 years spent as 911 supervisor, Scholl has helped steer local services both in the 911 Center and beyond, becoming a beacon of hope to thousands in need…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 9, 2021 | Comm Center News
MUNCIE, Ind. — Delaware County dispatch is having trouble keeping staff to answer the county’s 911 service calls, a problem that doesn’t seem to have an easy solution.
During the January meeting of the Delaware County Council, Paul Singleton, director of 911 dispatch, talked to officials about issues with employee retention and recruitment…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 9, 2021 | Comm Center News
AUSTIN, TX — In the latest example of a new city function created with funds reallocated from the police budget, Austin 911 operators have begun testing a fourth triage option for mental health services as part of their script.
“Austin 9-1-1, do you need police, fire, EMS, or mental health services?” callers now hear when making an emergency call. Austin is believed to be the first city in the U.S. to offer the option, an added service that is an offshoot of continual reform on the local police department after officers’ reactions to protesters in May and June of last year when some demonstrators were seriously hurt by non-lethal projectiles fired into crowds of protesters.
