by ECC Editor | Dec 1, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
(TNS) — Children are taught from a young age to dial 911 in an emergency. Whether it’s a heart attack, a break-in or a fire, 911 answers the call right away.
A widespread 911 service outage across Kansas on Sunday afternoon is testing that assumption.
A roughly three-hour disruption sent police and sheriffs scrambling to post alternative phone numbers to social media. Multiple counties were unable to log into the state’s 911 system during that time. What happened if you called varied from area to area, with some agencies able to reroute calls before service was fully restored by around 4:40 p.m… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Dec 1, 2020 | Comm Center News
DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) – Since the last time the Danville Emergency Services Center received an upgrade in 2016, technology has continuously improved how people can connect with 9-1-1.
Still, even things like the 9-1-1 text program could be better.
“It comes across similar to like if a hearing-impaired person would dial 9-1-1, so we have limited capability to respond back,” said Tim Duffer, Danville’s deputy emergency coordinator… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Dec 1, 2020 | Comm Center News
MAINE, USA — As Keith Carson clung to the top of Two Lights Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth to bring you the latest on the November storm Monday, tens of thousands of Mainers across the state lost power from high wind gusts.
Central Maine Power (CMP) is reporting more than 86,870 customers without power at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Versant Power shows 15,082 active outages. Some of Versant’s hardest-hit areas are in Presque Isle and Mapleton… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Dec 1, 2020 | Comm Center News
BATH — Retired Bath Police Chief Lawrence “Max” Dawson, 67, passed away unexpectedly at his Phippsburg home on Friday, Nov. 27.
He retired in 1998 and became the director of the Sagadahoc County Communications Center and Emergency Management. He later served as Sagadahoc County Commissioner from 2007 to 2017… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Dec 1, 2020 | Comm Center News
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. — A police sergeant from the Fort Mitchell Police Department signed off one final time Monday and his final call was extra special due to the dispatcher who was on the other line.
Sgt. Michael Gross with the Fort Mitchell Police Department is retiring after 20 years in law enforcement. His daughter, Kylie Gross, is a Kenton County dispatcher, and Michael Gross got to share his emotional final call with her. It was caught on camera… READ MORE
