by ECC Editor | Jun 4, 2021 | Comm Center News
In a 5-0 vote, the Ocala City Council on Tuesday agreed to fund the expansion of the Ocala Police Department’s Communications Center.
The cost will be a little more than $1 million, with funding coming from infrastructure surtax revenue. The expansion is needed “to have room for the additional head count that is needed to adequately cover the shifts,” according to background information provided by city staff. The center is taking on fire dispatch duties, and the overall workload is increasing… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 4, 2021 | Comm Center News
Cherokee County 911 is requesting your help to further enhance their capabilities by obtaining Emergency Contact Information. Day after day alarm companies are calling in alarm activation’s such as burglar alarms, fire alarms, and medical alarms. Once law enforcement or emergency service arrive on-scene, oftentimes they need to make contact with a key holder but in most cases that information isn’t available. This creates many issues especially if a door is found unsecured at a residence or business or if EMS is needing to make entry inside a residence because someone has fallen and the door is locked. Law enforcement and emergency services respects your property and doesn’t want to cause unnecessary damage by forcing entry if a key holder is available to quickly respond… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 3, 2021 | Comm Center News
HALEYVILLE – First responders–those who daily put their lives on the line serving others–will literally take center stage at the Haleyville 9-1-1 Festival Friday, June 4, and Saturday, June 5.
Celebrating Haleyville as the birthplace of the nation’s first 9-1-1 call, which was made in 1968, the festival has grown through the years, but has always paid tribute to all first responders. The festival has branched out to include a wide array of activities and entertainment, which this year will include a line up of top-notch live acts building to the award-winning headliner Sawyer Brown Friday night, June 4… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 3, 2021 | Comm Center News
Denco Area 9-1-1 District (Denco 9-1-1), providing 9-1-1 services to nearly 800,000 people in 33 jurisdictions throughout North Texas, recently worked with GeoComm to bring indoor maps to 86 K-12 public schools throughout the region.
This project addressed the challenges of locating 9-1-1 callers indoors by utilizing GeoComm Indoor Maps and Denco 9-1-1’s GIS data to extend Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) mapping capabilities… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 3, 2021 | Comm Center News
About the 911 Strike Force
On February 17, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission announced the establishment of the Ending 9-1-1 Fee Diversion Now Strike Force (911 Strike Force), a new federal advisory committee dedicated to studying and making recommendations to address 911 fee diversion — that is, the practice of some states and jurisdictions of using the 911 fees that consumers pay on their phone bills for non-911 purposes.
Congress directed the FCC to establish the 911 Strike Force in the Don’t Break Up the T-Band Act of 2020, which is Section 902 in Division FF, Title IX of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Section 902 also gave the FCC additional tools to address 911 fee diversion… READ MORE
