by ECC Editor | Apr 19, 2022 | Comm Center News
Madison- Today, Governor Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 673, authored by Rep. Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) and Sen. Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green). The bill is now 2021 Wisconsin Act 261.
Act 261 creates a Geographical Information System (GIS) grant program to assist counties with the cost of data preparation, data gathering, data creation, geographic information system staffing, data preparation and collection contracts, and training. Local governments will need to prepare and enhance their GIS data in order to meet the technical requirements to enable Next Generation 911 (NG-911)… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Apr 19, 2022 | Comm Center News
(WXYZ) — Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard is calling on Congress to fund “Next Generation 9-1-1” to mark the end of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Next Generation 9-1-1 would enable call centers to receive multimedia data from callers. This would allow 9-1-1 operators to easily send that information to other 9-1-1 centers and first responders in real-time.
The advanced technology would make response time faster and more efficient… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Apr 19, 2022 | Comm Center News
Apr. 10 – 16 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and Strathcona County is taking some time to recognize the people on the other end of 9-1-1 calls.
Satina Koscielny is the supervisor of the municipal operational communications centre in Strathcona County. Originally from Manitoba, she got into the field after a friend told her about a job opening.
“I’ve always wanted to join the profession of just helping people, helping the community that I live in,” said Koscielny.
“[They] encouraged me to apply, so kind of on a whim I did. I was successful, and I enjoyed it ever since… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Apr 19, 2022 | Comm Center News
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) –
The need for 9-1-1 centers is clear, but the way call centers operate in the state will be changing entirely.
Currently, 9-1-1 traffic runs along with analog service, provided by phone companies. This means when you call 9-1-1, it’s going along the same phone traffic as any regular call, but that will not be the case for much longer, as the Next Generation 911 is coming to centers across the commonwealth… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Apr 19, 2022 | Comm Center News
TWIGGS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office announced its E-911 Center has another way for people to reach out during emergencies.
Text-To-911 is now available to everyone throughout the County.
The ability to text 911 provides deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired communities direct access to 911 services. It also provides access to 911 in situations where safety would be compromised if the caller were speaking out loud; such as domestic violence, home invasions, or active shootings… READ MORE
