by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 14, 2020 | Comm Center News
PARMA, OH—An unexpected outage last week at the Cuyahoga Emergency Communications System (CECOMS) led to a Parma family in desperate need of medical attention calling 9-1-1 without anyone picking up.
“On Nov. 5 at 4:10 a.m., CECOMS experienced an outage,” Cuyahoga County Communications Specialist Dale Armbruster said. “When the dispatcher realized the system was down, they immediately called the vendor, CallWorks, which dispatched a technician…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Jackson County Emergency Management Agency has a new communications and command trailer that can be used in times of crisis to help all of North Alabama.
This trailer can communicate with different agencies in times of disaster or at large-scale events. Jackson County Emergency Management Agency Director Paul Smith says he is proud to have this trailer for if and when the community needs it…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – On Tuesday the Harrisonburg City Council voted to provide $700,000 in funding for the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Emergency Communications Center.
The ECC is in need of those funds to start plans for a offsite backup dispatch center. The city and county will both provide $200,000 each and $300,000 will come from the ECC Fund…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) proudly announces that Martin Doyle, Deputy Director at OEMC, was named Director of the Year and Susan Dennewitz, Police Communications Officer II of OEMC was named Trainor of the Year by the Illinois Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (IL-APCO). Over the past 25 years, OEMC has been is recognized for the award-winning staff who are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of residents…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Hamilton County Emergency Communications District has completed its annual assessment and operations review and was awarded ‘Reaccreditation With Excellence’ by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies at the Commission Hearing and Conference. CALEA accreditation serves as the international gold standard for public safety agencies and is the primary way for an agency to voluntarily demonstrate its commitment to excellence in emergency communications…
