by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 21, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
We analyzed 496 emergency communications officer resumes along with a trove of other data to determine the demographics for emergency communications officers. Just to be clear, by demographics we mean the study of population-based factors like age, race and sex. On top of scouring through resumes, we also took note of job proposals from employers and Census Bureau data. And guess what? We found some pretty interesting information.
For example, the emergency communications officers workforce reached a whopping 42,071!
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 21, 2020 | Articles, Opinions
Thank you to Hanusa, Dawson on 911 bill
On behalf of Iowa APCO and Iowa NENA, we want to thank the 88th General Assembly of the Iowa Legislature for passing Senate File 2373. This bill made an important change to Iowa law by defining telecommunicators/911 dispatchers as public safety telecommunicators and recognizing their role as first responders…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 21, 2020 | Comm Center News
911 dispatchers in British Columbia are asking residents not to call them to report individuals breaking coronavirus lockdown measures, as it ties up resources which could be used for more urgent situations, CTV News reports.
“People are calling to report house parties or neighbours having visitors over, or physical distancing perhaps not being followed in stores and restaurants,” said E-Comm spokesperson Kaila Butler…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 20, 2020 | Comm Center News
Patrick was born on July 10, 1974 in Centerville, IL; the son of the late Carlton and Shirley (Statler) Spivey. Patrick was a proud volunteer fireman and dispatcher for the Madison Fire Department; 911 dispatcher for the city of Madison and also served as a supervisor dispatcher for the Belleville Police Department and was a dispatcher for US Steel. Patrick was a well known outdoorsman who was an expert trout fisherman and loved to camp and deer hunt. Patrick loved his family and never missed a chance to take trips with his kids, visiting almost half of all major league baseball stadiums. He was a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan and loved to watch and cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs and he always supported his hometown hockey team, the St. Louis Blues…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 19, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
Millions of dollars from the federal government to be distributed by Collin County will help offset public safety expenditures in Frisco and McKinney next year.
Both cities are entering interlocal agreements with the county following their respective council meetings this past week for the distribution of aid from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act…
