by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 24, 2020 | Jobs
The Washington State Patrol is currently seeking 911 dispatchers (Communications Officer) for our Marysville and Bellevue offices. 911 dispatchers are the vital link between calls for assistance and the emergency responders. Communications Officers answer emergency/911 and non-emergency calls from the public, enter calls for service into a computer aided dispatch (CAD) system, as well as provide dispatch services to the State Patrol and 18 other contracted state and federal agencies…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 24, 2020 | Comm Center News
Hiring more dispatchers and offering competitive pay rates to retain them was the prime discussion topic Tuesday at the Greene County 911 Board of Directors meeting.
The board unanimously approved raising the pay rate for new hires to $13.50 an hour. Pay will be increased to $15 per hour after a six-month probationary period leading to certification. The board also approved hiring two additional full-time dispatchers…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 24, 2020 | Comm Center News
PITTSBURGH —
Sandra Perry and Melissa Dailey have worked together as Allegheny County 911 dispatchers and call takers, for 16 years. They said they have admired and respected one another, but rarely socialized. Friday they will share a bond most never will.
“How can you thank somebody for giving a part of themselves?” asked Sandra Perry.
Perry suffers from kidney disease. She gets dialysis seven days a week. The only cure is a kidney transplant. Her co-worker had no idea…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 24, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
FirstNet One, recently completed its first real deployment providing public-safety communications, as the tethered the aerostat that acts as an LTE tower in the sky supported the response effort in Louisiana during the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, according to AT&T officials.
“This was our first field deployment in a real incident,” Tom Steele, AT&T’s director of strategy and operation for the FirstNet program, said during an interview with IWCE’s Urgent Communications…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 24, 2020 | Comm Center News
Tulsa-area 911 callers in psychiatric distress will now have access to a mental health professional, thanks to a partnership between city public safety agencies and community nonprofits.
The city of Tulsa 911 Mental Health Collaborative launched Sept. 3, according to a Tulsa Police Department news release Wednesday, and is made possible through the Police Department, the city’s 911 Public Safety Communications Department, Family & Children’s Services Community Outreach Psychiatric Services (COPES) and the Tulsa Area United Way…
