by ECC Editor | Mar 20, 2021 | Comm Center News
NEGAUNEE, Mich. (WLUC) – A dispatch supervisor for the Michigan State Police has been arrested and arraigned on criminal sexual conduct charges.
According to the Michigan State Police (MSP) Negaunee Post, 52-year-old Brian McEachern, who was assigned to the Negaunee Regional Communications Center, was arraigned in Marquette County’s 96th District Court on charges of criminal sexual conduct (CSC) first degree (victim under 13) and CSC-fourth degree (force or coercion) on March 18… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 20, 2021 | Comm Center News
BREVARD COUNTY • PALM BAY, FLORIDA – The Palm Bay Police Department honored Erica Kincaid as the 2020 telecommunicator of the year.
Palm Bay police officials said that throughout the unprecedented year of 2020, there hasn’t been much that Kincaid hasn’t done to exemplify herself as a 9-1-1 “unsung hero.”
“Erica has a hand in almost every operation within the Communications Center; from manning a position, training new employees, supervising her shift, managing the agency’s CJIS and DAVID operations, and playing a monumental role in building an entirely new CAD system from the ground up – Erica is truly a behind-the-scenes 9-1-1 hero at our agency,” said officials in honoring Kincaid… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 20, 2021 | Comm Center News
NORTH PERTH – Although it means a significant increase in cost for the municipality, North Perth Fire Chief Edward Smith brought forward a recommendation on March 15 for council to enter into a fire dispatch agreement with the Owen Sound Emergency Communications Centre.
In late 2020, a team was assembled to undertake a request for proposal (RFP) for fire radio dispatch services. The objectives of the RFP were to secure a service provider for fire dispatch which would meet legislative requirements for dispatching under National Fire Prevention Association and the Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1), as well as a suitable service level agreement to protect the respective municipal interests… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 19, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
yto Athene was awarded a NETCENTS 2 task order to provide enhanced 911 sustainment services, hardware sustainment and digital logging recorder (DLR) sustainment services at multiple sites for the US Air Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs). The contract also includes continuous operations relating to all E911 and associated systems as follows… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 19, 2021 | Jobs
The responsibilities of the SME are to ensure the facts and details associated with the modernization of the DoD Public Safety Communications Ecosystem, ( Location Information Service, Computer-Aided-Dispatch, Emergency Management – Common Operational Picture, Sensors and Alarms to include UAS, Enterprise Mass Warning System, and information Sharing), Architecture to include the DoD NG911 initiative are correct so that the project’s/program’s deliverable(s) will meet the needs of the stakeholders, legislation, policies, standards, and best practices… READ MORE
