by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 30, 2020 | Jobs
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- Answers and processes incoming 911 and non-emergency calls for assistance from the public.
- Requests and obtains information from callers: determines the need and type of service required.
- Applies professional communication techniques to calm hysterical, irrational, or orate callers.
- Documents and enters call information into the Computer Aided Dispatch system…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 30, 2020 | Comm Center News
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA – Public safety officials in Prince William County announced today that Smart911 is now available to all individuals. Smart911 is a free service that allows individuals and families to sign up online to provide key information to 9-1-1 call takers during an emergency.
“By signing up for Smart911, citizens can provide important and relevant information that can assist first responders in an emergency,” said…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 30, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Town of Oyster Bay is looking for volunteers to help senior citizens register for Smart911, a free public safety service offered by the Nassau County Police Department that allows residents to provide 911 emergency call takers and emergency responders with one’s health condition, prescription medicines and other important medical information. Students are especially sought to help seniors…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 29, 2020 | Comm Center News
PULASKI COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) -Pulaski County has received a grant that will give about 2,000 of its residents better, or in some cases, new access to broadband.
“The need couldn’t be any larger than right now,” said Pulaski County Administrator Jonathan Sweet.
Sweet said Broadband has always been a problem in Snowville, but land barriers and now COVID-19 drive that demand.
“We receive more anxiety and more questions and concerns about deploying broadband than probably anything else,” Sweet said…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 29, 2020 | Comm Center News
Columbia Community Relations Director Steve Sapp will retire Jan. 14 after 41 years of service to the city.
“My entire career has been dedicated to public service and to the residents of mid-Missouri,” Sapp said in a news release Wednesday.
He first started with the city Jan. 14, 1980 with Public Safety Joint Communications as a 911 dispatcher. He transitioned to the Columbia Fire Department as a firefighter in 1989. He was assigned as a lieutenant to the Fire Marshal Division in 1998, working his way up to captain and battalion chief as the fire marshal…