by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 15, 2020 | Comm Center News
Combining Whatcom County’s two 911 dispatch centers, whose operators separately send law-enforcement officers or firefighters to calls for service, is back on the County Council’s agenda.
It’s both logical and a cost-saving measure to combine the two 911 centers, said Councilman Tyler Byrd.
“I’ve been working on all the documentation I can find on this and talking to people. I can’t find a single efficiency that comes out of this the way it is today,” Byrd said during a Nov. 12 budget session…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 14, 2020 | Comm Center News
MONTPELIER — The Central Vermont Public Safety Authority is on the cusp of commissioning a telecommunications needs assessment its board views as a foundational step in improving emergency communications in the region.
The process has taken more than a year, required a second solicitation of proposals and featured a running debate about the scope of work — one that resumed during the board’s virtual meeting Thursday night…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 14, 2020 | Comm Center News
Stacy Shotwell has lived in the Nashville area since 1998. She is currently in training for 911 Dispatcher at her local police department. Previously, she was an Operations Manager for 15 years at a non profit organization, Marriage Dynamics Institute. Stacy offers some marriage tips she learned while working with marriages…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 14, 2020 | Comm Center News
DALLAS — Councilmembers in San Antonio approved a program Thursday that sends some 911 callers to telemedicine when they request help.
It’s a service that no other city in the country has authorized.
The San Antonio Fire Department “is beginning to route dispatch calls to telemedicine to help weed out potential responses that can be done without actually sending units on site,” said Mayor Ron Nirenberg in an appearance on Sunday’s Inside Texas Politics…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 14, 2020 | Comm Center News
After 34 years of serving Pittsylvania County as a dispatcher, Joann Luck has signed off for the last time.
Now after working her final day on Dec. 2, she’s answering the call of retirement.
Born and raised in Pittsylvania County, Luck graduated from Gretna High School in 1972. She joined the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office in 1986 following several stints in local factories…
