by ECC Editor | Apr 25, 2021 | Comm Center News
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Last August, Austin City Council voted to immediately cut $20 million from the police department budget and begin a year-long process of transitioning $130 million in services away from police oversight.
The city council already took steps to remove the emergency communications center and DNA crime lab from police control at a combined $29 million. Emergency services received $4 million to pay for new ambulances and staff… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Apr 22, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Hill Country Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) recognized Public Safety Telecommunicators Week at its April meeting.
The guest speaker was Les Metzler, director of the Gillespie County Communications Center.
In his remarks, Metzler described the extensive application, vetting and qualification process for the dispatchers who work in the communications center. Each dispatcher undergoes extensive training, testing and on the job experience in becoming a fully qualified and certified dispatcher… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Apr 22, 2021 | Comm Center News
The communications center that handles 911 calls and dispatches emergency services in Penobscot County is the site of a coronavirus outbreak, according to its director.
Two employees of the Penobscot Regional Communication Center in Bangor have tested positive for the coronavirus, and another two are presumed to have COVID-19, Director Christopher Lavoie said… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Apr 22, 2021 | Comm Center News
New Hanover County 911 Communications presented the Mary Antley Telecommunicator of the Year Award to telecommunicator Nina Britt, who has been with the department since 2015.
The Telecommunicator of the Year Award is named after former 911 Telecommunicator Mary Antley who was focused on keeping the center growing and developing the best telecommunicators in the profession… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Apr 22, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Lewis County Commission recognized telecommunicators during its Tuesday, April 20, meeting by reading a proclamation in their honor.
The proclamation declared April 18 through April 24 as Lewis County Telecommunicators Week in honor and recognition of the community’s 911 telecommunicators and the vital contribution they make in the safety and well-being of citizens.
“We recognize the have a stressful job. We do appreciate them,” Commissioner Agnes Queen said… READ MROE
