by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday formally denied the request by Chinese telecommunications group ZTE to remove the agency’s designation of the company as a national security threat.
The denial comes months after the FCC formally designated both ZTE and Chinese telecom group Huawei as national security threats, and banned U.S. groups from using funds from the FCC’s $8.3 billion Universal Service Fund to purchase equipment from either group. Huawei is currently in the middle of a legal battle disputing the designation…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 25, 2020 | Jobs
The position is responsible for technical work receiving and dispatching emergency service calls on an assigned shift. A critical requirement of this class is receiving calls for emergency service and dispatching emergency service units on a regular basis. Work involves operating an emergency service console receiving and dispatching calls for emergency services including police, fire, and medical…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Seattle City Council’s final $6.5 billion dollar 2021 budget cuts the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and other departments, allocates millions of dollars for community-based alternatives to public safety, replaces the Navigation Team, and expands tiny house villages and other services for unhoused people.
Much of the 20% cut to SPD was accomplished by moving services like parking enforcement and 911 dispatch into another department, and eliminating vacant positions…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
MONTPELIER — The Capital Fire Mutual Aid System is getting ready to withdraw from the Central Vermont Public Safety Authority even as some of its members attempt to persuade city councils and select boards around the region to invest in upgrading the area’s aging emergency communications infrastructure.
Technically no decisions — including one that was actually requested — were made during last week’s meeting of the mutual aid system’s board. However, the stage was still set for an up-or-down January vote with respect to the organization’s continued participation in the public safety authority members agreed to join more than two years ago…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Denton Police Department is launching text updates for 911 callers.
According to the Denton Police Department, text messages powered by the SPIDR Tech platform will be automatically sent in English and Spanish when certain incidents are reported by mobile phone to 911, such as a barking dog or a theft, starting this week.
An additional notifications may occur if there is a delay in dispatching an officer, police said…
