by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
Union County 9-1-1 callers are first in the nation to use the new CueHit service for smart phones, provided through the Union County Regional Dispatch Center. The new service provides new opportunities for the Dispatch Center to communicate with callers, while enabling first responders to focus on life threatening situations and other emergencies. The Regional Dispatch Center is the first 9-1-1 call center in the U.S. to make use of CueHit…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
DE SOTO, Mo. – A De Soto man and a 911 dispatcher worked together to bring an accident victim back to life.
The woman was walking on a Jefferson County road when she was hit Wednesday night.
Ronnie Shaw stopped to help her. Shaw was helped by Jefferson County 911 dispatcher Chris Blankenship.
“He’s a rock star. He did a very good job,” Blankenship said. “He saved that woman’s life for sure.”
The victim was brought to Mercy Hospital…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
In an effort to improve public safety, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors elected to invest $175,000 in CARES Act funds in equipment for an eleventh radio tower that will be set up in the City of Danville.
This will allow for better emergency response coordination between the Danville Life Saving Crew and Pittsylvania County…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
In the first formal vote for the project, City Council introduced a bond ordinance Thursday night to pay for architectural design services for Ocean City’s proposed $35 million public safety building.
The $1.1 million bond ordinance will allow the city to work with an architect to design the building’s exterior and interior features and also nail down the development cost…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking for $146.4 million in enhancements to communications between law enforcement agencies in the state and upgrades to security at the State Capitol.
The requests, outlined in the agency’s legislative appropriations request — a biennial budget document presented to lawmakers — cite additional needs to prevent mass casualty attacks in public places and protect the buildings from which the state’s government operates…
