by ECC Editor | Nov 21, 2020 | Comm Center News
County officials honored employees at 911 Communications Center for their work during a shooting rampage in Coffee County that left three dead and several wounded.
During the Nov. 10 county commission meeting, county commissioners recognized the employees of the Coffee County Communications Center for their response to the Sept. 13 incident, which started in Coffee County with Dangelo Dorsey opening fire inside a vehicle traveling on Interstate 24 near Beechgrove. The violent crime spree raged through Middle Tennessee, ending with three deaths, including that of the perpetrator… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 21, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
The NENA i3 Standard for Next Generation 9-1-1 provides detailed functional and interface specifications for Next-Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) and serves as the foundation for NENA’s suite of NG9-1-1 standards. As this is a 2nd public review, only the highlighted edits are open for comment.
Version 3 includes key updates to NG9-1-1 infrastructure to ensure continued support for interoperability on a national and international scale… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 20, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Metro Nashville Community Oversight Board will research hiring practices at the city’s police department and 911 calls the agency receives related to mental health.
The research comes at the request of two groups: anti-racism coalition Nashville Organized for Action and Hope and the NAACP… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 19, 2020 | Comm Center News
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (WJAR) — A regional dispatch center opening in Foxborough has the technology to pinpoint a callers exact location, whether in a moving car or in the middle of a parking lot.
Nestled on a hill in the middle of F. Gilbert Hills State Forest, the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Emergency Communications Center will handle all emergency calls from Foxborough, Mansfield, Easton, and Norton… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 19, 2020 | Comm Center News
Will the city of Ripon’s communication center be dispatched to Fond du Lac County in 2021?
That is a question that could be answered Monday during the Common Council’s next meeting.
The topic, which first came to the council in August, took up the majority of last week Tuesday’s 2-hour and 20-minute meeting. The discussion featured the chiefs of the three departments — police, EMS and fire — sharing their opinions of the possible change and fielding questions… READ MORE
