by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 5, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
First-responder officials are applauding the recent AT&T announcement that FirstNet agencies now can access vertical-location (Z-axis) information powered by NextNav to find personnel inside taller buildings—a challenging task that has been described by many as the “Holy Grail” of public-safety communications.
Charles Werner, a former fire chief for the city of Charlottesville, Va., said he and others in the public-safety community have been working for decades to obtain vertical-location information to help them find personnel, particularly firefighters in smoke-filled buildings that need help…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 5, 2021 | Jobs
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Receives telephone reports of emergency and non-emergency incidents from Sacramento County residents, contracting cities, and local, state and federal jurisdictions….
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 5, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Jason Porter, Senior Vice President, FirstNet Program at AT&T
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.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 4, 2021 | Comm Center News
Since 2015, a one-cent sales tax in Williams County has gone to support public safety programs — and the Williams County Commission is expanding what counts to include mental health services.
On Tuesday, Feb. 2, the commission approved the first reading of an ordinance to include behavioral health and behavioral health providers in the definitions for public safety…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 4, 2021 | Comm Center News
In 2018, a Harvey County dispatcher helped deliver a baby. A call came into the 911 center from a rural residence near Whitewater — a baby was coming and help was needed.
Dispatcher Courtney Becker started talking with the caller, thinking an ambulance would arrive and EMS would take over. However, the baby arrived before EMS.
“I’ve been a dispatcher for 18 years and I think I’ve been involved in just about everything,” Becker said at the time…
