by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Jobs
Clark County (Indiana) is seeking applications for a 911 Dispatcher position. The successful applicant will serve as Dispatcher for the Clark County 911 Center, located in Sellersburg, and will be responsible for receiving incoming emergency and non-emergency calls, dispatching information to approriate response units, and maintaining various computer records. This full time position, is currently scheduled to work 12-hour shifts, which could include holidays and working with short notice. The starting pay is $36,000…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Public safety agencies operating in partnership with the First Responder Network Authority, also known as FirstNet, now have access to new capabilities to communicate and enhance their response to emergencies.
In January, AT&T, which is building out FirstNet, the nation’s interoperable public safety broadband communications network, unveiled new technological features for the network. They include a new feature to enhance the geolocation of first responders inside buildings, high-powered wireless equipment designed to boost the range of devices in rural and remote settings, and a new push-to-talk communication solution…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
[t]he House Public Safety Committee held a hearing for House Bill 484, which would allow for mental impairments and injuries incurred by first responders on active duty to be considered an “occupational disease.”
The bill would apply to first responders who suffer from PTSD as a result of serving on active duty. Hicks included that the language of the bill would also include 911 dispatchers…
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…
