by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 29, 2020 | Comm Center News
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced Wednesday the new director for the county’s Department of Public Safety Communications.
Luis Bixler was a former supervisor for the county’s 911 center and named 911 Telecommunicator of the Year for the state of Wisconsin in 2009. According to a news release, Bixler also served as Secretary for the state’s Association of Public Safety Communications Officials and a Public Safety Communications Center liaison to the Madison Police Department…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 29, 2020 | Comm Center News
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – The of County Commissioners is looking at the purchase of three buildings for $8.7 million.
The county has been working to navigate the federal and state pathways of the CARES Act to get funding to local nonprofits, businesses and individuals. It’s also been looking into using the funding to build a new health department. The commission narrowed its search to two buildings, but a third building might come with it at a discounted rate, the commission learned during its Oct. 27 meeting…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 29, 2020 | Comm Center News
CRANBURY – V-COMM, a leading telecommunications engineering firm, was hired by Cape May County to continue the expansion of the county’s 700 megahertz (MHz) Project 25 (P25) system, in conjunction with New Jersey’s Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) network.
According to a release, the county’s new network is being built in conjunction with the State of New Jersey’s P25 network and provides interoperability for all agencies within the county and state. The expanded public safety wireless system will provide direct interoperability with Cape May County’s neighbors, Atlantic County and Cumberland County. V-COMM is providing the engineering, FCC licensing, and project management that will bring this network into existence…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 28, 2020 | Comm Center News
This week we have Andrew Cafaldo, a 911 Dispatcher and Volunteer EMT in Ulster County NY. Andrew shares with us how he came to be in Emergency Services and what it is like to be on the other end of a 911 call or treating someone in need as an EMT. This was a great episode with one of my best friends in life and I hope you enjoy… [PODCAST]
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 28, 2020 | Comm Center News
DISPATCH EXCELLENCE. When an emergency happens, most of us reach for the nearest phone. On the other end of that 911 lifeline is a dispatcher.
As the first line in any emergency response team, these trained communicators must extract information from the frantic and relay the vital details to first responders. Seconds matter and details can be the difference between life and death.
It’s not an easy job. It can be stressful and frenzied at times. But when we call and it’s our emergency, we want the very best.
And that’s what you get in Elizabethtown…
