MN House of Reps: Information for HF515
Short Description: 911 telecommunicator working group statewide standards established for training and certification, and report required.
Emergency Communications Assistant Manager (Training/Quality Assurance) (OH)
HIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (ECC)
To learn more about the ECC, visit www.cincinnati-oh.gov/ecc
This employee assists in the planning, directing, managing, and overseeing of the Training, Quality Assurance and Quality Review, Public Education, and other activities related to the operations of the City’s Emergency Services Communication Center under general direction of the Emergency Communications Deputy Director. Performs related Emergency Communications Center operational, administrative, and project management duties as needed… READ MORE
City Council Reviews 911 System (CA)
The Beverly Hills City Council reviewed the operating efficiency of the city’s Emergency Communications Center (911 dispatch) at its March 16 Study Session meeting, following growing concerns about emergency line wait time. At the meeting, Beverly Hills Police Department’s (BHPD) Captain Elisabeth Albanese detailed how 911 calls are answered and prioritized, summarized the March 4 armed robbery at Il Pastaio from a dispatching perspective and discussed a forthcoming statewide upgrade to the Next Generation 911 network with enhanced capabilities… READ MORE
Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition Launches Major Grassroots Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT
March 18, 2021 Captain Mel Maier
(248) 858-1645
On the heels of the introduction of important legislation to fund the modernization of the nation’s 9-1-1 systems to Next Generation 9-1-1, the Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition announces the launch of a wide-ranging grassroots campaign to educate policymakers
and build additional support.
The Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition consists of national public safety associations representing law enforcement, fire, EMS, and 9-1-1 professionals who know best what is needed to modernize 9-1-1 and improve emergency response. The coalition’s website at www.ng-911coalition.org contains detailed information including facts and myths about NG9-1-1 legislation.
The Coalition helped develop and fully supports the Next Generation 9-1-1 legislation that was included in the LIFT America Act with the leadership of Representatives Frank Pallone and Anna Eshoo. The Coalition’s approach is to secure the best outcome for public safety professionals and the communities they serve as they carry out their life-saving missions. Accordingly, the Coalition believes that this legislation is deserving of widespread bipartisan support throughout Congress.
Unfortunately, some parties that disagree with the Coalition’s public safety-oriented principles are spreading misinformation about the legislation. Contrary to those opposed to the Coalition’s public safety focused approach, the NG9-1-1 legislation the Coalition supports will:
• Not only build upon current investments but rescue public safety agencies from being left with overly costly, substandard, incomplete, and non-interoperable solutions. This includes ensuring that existing deployments can become interoperable with new implementations.
• Ensure that technology standards prevalent in the consumer marketplace, and which have led to enormous innovation, interoperability, and economies of scale, are employed for NG9-1-1.
• Ensure that other standards that vendors desire to use have the approval of a well-recognized standards development accreditation body. This is important for avoiding the use of one-off “standards” that result in proprietary and non-interoperable solutions.
• Adhere to the cybersecurity protections for 9-1-1 recommended by an esteemed federal advisory committee. This consists of an efficient, distributed network of cybersecurity centers at state or regional levels serving multiple 9-1-1 centers.
• Create a well-rounded, balanced, and efficient advisory board composed of a cross-section of public safety professionals to provide initial and ongoing expertise to the federal agency responsible for administering the grant program.
• Not only preserve state and local control of NG9-1-1 operations but ensure that diverse local public safety input is fully accounted for in all NG9-1-1 plans and grant applications.
The Coalition is solely motivated by what is needed by public safety professionals as they carry out their missions to save and protect the public every day. The Coalition appreciates the federal commitment to fund the transition to NG9-1-1 and respects the need to ensure that federal funds are expended in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. Our grassroots
effort will serve to express our support for the NG9-1-1 legislation, educate and, when necessary, dispel any misconceptions.
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Lightning damages two main Macon-Bibb E-911 Center towers (GA)
MACON, Ga. — Crews are working to repair two of the main towers at the Macon-Bibb County E-911 Center after lightning struck them during Tuesday night’s storm.
The county says the system is running; however, it is spotty in some areas of town depending on radio frequency. In cases where there is spotty service, the county’s backup systems step in…
