by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 20, 2019 | Comm Center News
North Texas Regional EMS’ (NTREMS) use of Pulsara on FirstNet –
America’s public safety communications platform – has paid dividends in
quality of care, patient outcomes and efficiency of care coordination.
Most notably, after implementing Pulsara and using FirstNet, NTREMS
improved its stroke treatment times and holds the record for fastest
Door-to-Door-to-Needle time by bypassing the Emergency Department.
A patient experiencing heart attack symptoms walked into the emergency room and the severity of his condition was recognized right away. “Our crew happened to be…. Read More
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 20, 2019 | Comm Center News
The government of Ontario in Canada has chosen Bell Mobility to rebuild core components of the province’s aging Public Safety Radio Network (PSRN), in a contract worth CAD 765 million. The network is used by the province’s more than 38,000 first responders, including provincial police, paramedics, hospital staff, forest fire services and correctional officers. The PSRN was last replaced in 1998. A total of six different procurements are being carried out to support this project. Read More
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 20, 2019 | Comm Center News
After at least 10 years of
brainstorming and back-and-forth, an E-911 Joint Communications Center
that houses dispatch representatives from the City of Columbus and
Platte County is up and running.
The
facility, located within the Administration Building at Columbus
Municipal Airport, directs all emergency calls to one centralized
location where city and county dispatchers work as a single unit to
ensure an appropriate, rapid response is given, every single time.
“The idea of this project goes back 10-12 years, if not more,” Columbus Mayor Jim Bulkley said of the center, which officially opened Oct. 1. “The city and the county prior to this (happening) couldn’t…. Read More
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 20, 2019 | Comm Center News
Board members of the St. Francois
County Joint Communications Center reviewed financials and upcoming
projects Wednesday when they met. They also briefly discussed the 911
center’s Monday meeting with Farmington city and police officials
regarding a possible merger in the future of dispatch services.
“Discussions are going on, we hosted (Farmington’s) public safety meeting here Monday night, gave them a tour, it was very nice,” said Alan Wells, Joint Communications Center director. “The second actual discussion…. Read More
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 20, 2019 | Comm Center News
Grays Harbor News Group
Sales taxes across the county will increase by one-tenth of one
percent if voters approve the only countywide measure on the November
ballot.
The money would be used to improve the radio infrastructure for emergency services throughout the county, including installing new radio towers, that would cost around $8 million, according to an estimate.
Scott Turnbull, elections administrator for the county, said…. Read More
