by ECC Editor | Jun 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
FALLS CITY – Despite reluctance from Falls City officials, Richardson County commissioners contracted with a 911 dispatch service out of Beatrice Tuesday saying consolidation will improve service and lower costs.
Beatrice Police Chief Bruce Lang said he expects jurisdictions with a jailer/dispatcher service to welcome consolidation, as well as counties that are required to add additional staff to provide at least two dispatchers 24/7.
Lang: “They are all doing this now because it simply does not make sense economically to try and go down this road alone. It’s a blessing that we live in nice, rural, safe areas, but when it comes to pay for some things, it makes it difficult when you don’t have a lot of people.”
Under the new contract, the county would pay $180,000 a year to the center. A new, $400,000 communications tower is proposed on vacant lots near the sheriff’s office… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 23, 2021 | Comm Center News
Geographic information system or GIS data is a core element of the modernization initiative to move America’s go-to dial-in service for emergencies from legacy systems to Next Generation 911, or NG911.
As highlighted in a solicitation recently published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, emergency responders will eventually lean more on specific location data to quickly reach callers in need. Right now, however, the U.S.’ thousands of existing 911 call centers don’t connect via one consistent GIS system—and they are also generally lacking a mechanism for sharing that soon-to-be-crucial location-based data… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 22, 2021 | Jobs
VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) – Vigo County 9-1-1 is hiring, and they have several open positions available.
Dispatchers are needed to fill various shifts, both day and night.
Hiring managers say they are looking for people who are professional multi-taskers dedicated to public safety.
Starting pay is $18.17 an hour… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 22, 2021 | Comm Center News
Kent Police said the department and Valley Communications Center are reviewing the 52-minute response time by officers to a 911 call June 14 when a boyfriend reportedly beat and strangled his girlfriend to death at a local hotel.
“We are deeply saddened by the senseless murder of Amber Keith on June 14, and want to express our condolences to Amber’s family,” according to the police statement released Monday, June 21.
A hotel security officer at the Ramada Inn, 22318 84th Ave. S., called 911 and said there was a “very violent” 911 situation and “we have someone getting murdered in 214!” according to second-degree murder charging papers filed against Phillip Jonathan Lopez, 36, of Auburn… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 22, 2021 | Comm Center News
Over the last year, the Council Bluffs Fire Department, Council Bluffs Water Works and the Pottawattamie County 911 Communications Center underwent the ISO PPC evaluation process. I’m happy to report that Council Bluffs received a Class 1 rating that goes into effect July 1 of this year. Let me tell you what that means.
The Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) evaluates our fire-protection efforts about every 10 years. ISO evaluates three things to classify how the overall fire protection system works — water supply, 911 communications and the fire department’s capabilities as a whole… READ MORE
