by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 4, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
For more than ten years, scores of people, organizations, and federal, state, and local agencies have been using band aids to “fix” the digital divide and address poverty-level access to broadband services across the United States. Many have been writing about and actively pushing for a much more focused and central approach to finally extending broadband to everyone who wants and needs it regardless of their location or ability to pay…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 4, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
What a difference a year makes. It’s a little-known secret within the first responder community that Pro Football’s Big Game each year is actually a massive public safety event. But in a pandemic, does this still hold true? The short answer is yes.
Raymond James Stadium in Tampa this Sunday will be about 30% full, with 7,500 first responders invited to attend as honored guests. And while that’s a big change from the typical packed stadium, pre-game concerts and 5G fan experiences of years past, what doesn’t change is public safety’s need to be prepared for every eventuality…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 4, 2021 | Jobs
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is seeking a Communications Dispatcher for the Daytona Beach campus. The Communications Dispatcher is responsible for the general operation of the Campus Safety & Security Communications Center. The position maintains responsibility for the control and direction of incoming and outgoing telephone calls, coordination of emergency conditions, the dispatch of internal communications, the monitoring of alarms and coordination of emergency service, and visitor information and assistance. The Dispatcher makes staff emergency notifications and launches the campus emergency notification system as required…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 3, 2021 | Comm Center News
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — A Florida man left no doubt where he was from. A 22-year-old man from Hudson, who sports a state of Florida tattoo on his forehead, is accused of misusing 911, authorities said.
Matthew Kyle Leatham, 22, of New Port Richey, was charged with misuse of the 911 system and possession of marijuana not more than 20 grams, according to Pasco County online booking records…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 3, 2021 | Comm Center News
Emergency dispatchers deal with callers in the midst of crisis all day, every day. One Davis County dispatcher knows all too well what it’s like on the other end of the phone after surviving two major incidents of her own.
Dawn Shumway says every day feels like a miracle after living through a horrific crime, a life-threatening accident and a planned suicide. Now she feels like she’s still alive to carry on her late mother’s legacy…
