by ECC Editor | Mar 16, 2021 | Comm Center News
CIRCLEVILLE — City 911 services were down for about an hour Friday evening.
A Nixle alert went out at 6:05 p.m. alerting residents that 911 services were down and if they needed to reach emergency services, to do so at 740-474-8888 or to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 740-474-2176.
Circleville Police Sgt. Phil Roar said calls were transferred to the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office 911 center during the duration and they notified the public in an abundance of caution… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 16, 2021 | Comm Center News
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – House of Delegates member Gary Howell (R- Mineral) said West Virginia is one of four states that have not started the process to enhance 911 services.
“When it gets down to it, there are only four states who have not started the process, and we are one of them. It’s time to catch up,” Howell said.
He said House Bill 2044 would change that. It would enable 911 centers to locate calls with GPS better, as well as with the capability to send in videos to the 911 centers… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 15, 2021 | Comm Center News
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The Mountain Valley Emergency Communications Center (MVECC), a regional public safety answering point serving the communities of Summit, New Providence, and Millburn has rolled-out Uber’s In-App Emergency feature with the RapidSOS Portal Jurisdiction View feature, which allows drivers or riders feeling unsafe during an Uber trip in any one of MVECC’s three communities to notify 9-1-1 of a problem directly through the Uber app… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 15, 2021 | Comm Center News
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Metro Nashville 911 dispatchers are getting thousands of non-life-threatening calls every month, and a new campaign is aiming to curb this problem.
Nashville’s Emergency Communications Department and Hub Nashville are trying to help people understand when, and when not to call 911. They said Metro gets 11,000 non-life-threatening calls to 911 every month… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 15, 2021 | Comm Center News
A year-long global pandemic has been tough on everyone.
CDC data shows increases in the number of adults who experienced anxiety and depression, substance abuse and even thought about suicide this year.
We spoke to the St. Joseph County, Indiana 911 dispatch center about the local trends they’ve seen with mental health-related calls… READ MORE
