by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 26, 2020 | Comm Center News
HOLBROOK — Residents in Navajo and Apache counties dealing with an emergency now have the option of sending a text message to 911 operators now that new technology has been implemented.
A Monday, Dec. 21 press release from Navajo County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Tori Gorman stated that the NCSO, the Show Low Regional Public Safety Communications facility and White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Department are all in on the new 911 text messaging option now available because of funding for the required software to get it up an running that came from the Arizona 911 Office…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 26, 2020 | Comm Center News
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A North Haven 911 dispatcher is being applauded for her calm demeanor while helping a local family deliver a baby over the phone.
North Haven police said that Christmas Eve night, Dispatcher Roseanne Casteel took a 911 call regarding a woman who went into labor and was about to deliver her baby in her home…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 26, 2020 | Jobs
Qualifications:
College of DuPage Homeland Security Training Institute seeks a 9-1-1 Dispatch Operator Adjunct Faculty candidate to teach 9-1-1 (IAED) certified courses.
- The appropriate candidate should have 5-10 years previous work experience with emergency dispatching and communication center operations.
- Candidates should have a minimum of 3-5 years teaching experince in the 9-1-1 Dispatch/Telecommunications field.
- A Bachelor’s degree is preferred. However, candidates with a combination of education and experience in the field of emergency dispatch will be considered…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 26, 2020 | Comm Center News
PIERRE, S.D. (KEVN) – 911 dispatchers are considered the “first first responders.” You might also consider them the central nervous system of emergency workers, the response inside, before the response outside.
“We may not be busy, but they very well could be,” says Cole Martin, Pierre Police Department Patrol Sergeant. “They are gathering information so if they have something that comes in from a different jurisdiction… They can get that information out ahead of us, and to us, when it is needed”…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 25, 2020 | Jobs
SUMMARY: Receives and dispatches emergency and non-emergency police, fire, and ambulance personnel. Maintains records of calls and performs data entry tasks. Shift-work required (6:00 AM – 6:00 PM and/or 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM). Must be willing and able to work any shift.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Answers and prioritizes all incoming emergency and non-emergency calls; gathers call information; transfers calls to appropriate department; dispatches appropriate emergency service and generates calls for service in CAD system…
