by ECC Editor | Feb 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
The woman had been sheltering in her van parked at 67 Lincoln Park, in Newark. She called police at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, saying she was unable to leave the van because it was stuck in snow, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said.
The Public Safety telecommunicator mistakenly logged the address as 67 Lincoln St., so when police arrived, they were unable to locate the navy blue minivan. Authorities called the number back, but no one on the other end picked up… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The American Public Works Association (APWA) Mid-Atlantic Chapter has selected Roanoke’s Blue Hills Communications Center project to receive an Honorable Mention for the 2021 APWA Mid-Atlantic Chapter’s Project of the Year Award for the category of Structures $5 to $25 Million.
The Blue Hills Communications Center houses the City’s E-911 Center and the VA811 Contact Center… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — Someone’s in trouble – a fire, a heart attack, a crime in progress – so you call 911. Instead of getting help, you’re put on hold to weigh every second between life and death.
A News 4 investigation revealed St. Louis City is well above the national average of response time to 911 calls and residents are left with frustration. Jason Stokes saw armed men in his Tower Grove South neighborhood recently and fearfully facing danger, he called 911… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 5, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
The State of Nebraska plans to complete its deployment of next-generation 911 by the end of next year, a public safety official there told StateScoop on Thursday.
Following a competitive procurement process, Nebraska last month awarded telecommunications contractor Lumen an $8 million contract to provide the emergency service network, software and call-routing services for the state’s next-generation 911 upgrade… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 4, 2021 | Comm Center News
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – The Nashville Emergency Communications Center had multiple back-up plans in place in the case of an event like the bombing, and they worked. Here are the gaps they’re still working to fill.
No one could have predicted what took place on 2nd Avenue on December 25 or the chaos that ensued afterward when much of the region was left without service. But, it’s the ECC’s job to prepare for the worst… READ MORE
