by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 2, 2020 | Comm Center News
First responders in Patrick County received a major communications boost at the end of October when two new FirstNet cell sites went live in the county.
AT&T Public Affairs spokesperson Daniel Langan and AT&T Corporate Communications spokesperson Karen Twomey explained in a release that FirstNet is a nationwide wireless broadband network dedicated to public safety and eventually will operate entirely on its own spectrum, known as Band 14…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 2, 2020 | Comm Center News
“Who Ya Gonna Call?” is the seventh episode of the first season of the American comedy-drama television series “Psych”. The Hurricane season garners our attention in late summer and in winter it is the snow and ice. The news media reports the progress of hurricanes around the clock, generally showing reporters trying to stand upright with wind and rain pelting them as they report on the storms. One of the first thing the average individual thinks about is “stocking up on essentials” just in case we are flooded or homebound due to heavy snow. The news media documents the “stocking up” with video clips of shopping carts filled with water, toilet paper, candles, and batteries…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 1, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
Have you ever been in an emergency and called 911? Most of you would have, and the person who responds to your call is a 911 dispatcher whose duty is to receive the calls and respond to an emergency. The 911 dispatcher is another career within the law enforcement agencies that act as a bridge to mitigate emergencies within the United States.
There are many tempting aspects of the job of 911 Dispatcher that has compelled many people to look for the ways of becoming a 911 dispatcher, if you are reading this article you might be one of them who wonder, how to become a dispatcher or how much do 911 dispatchers make?
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 30, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Laguna Beach City Council will consider a five-year contract Tuesday worth more than $890,000 for a new computer-aided dispatch system for its police, fire, and marine safety departments.
If approved, SOMA Global’s cloud-based system will replace the technology that Laguna Beach has used since 2006. The computer-aided dispatch (CAD) allows command staff to coordinate and track personnel and equipment responding to calls for service…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 30, 2020 | Comm Center News
CHICAGO — A 911 emergency dispatcher who died from COVID-19 was laid to rest Monday.
A procession was held outdoors the Office of Emergency Management on West Madison.
Guadalupe “Lupe” Lopez, 58, labored within the division for greater than 30 years. The Little Village resident died earlier this month after contracting the virus on the job…
