by ECC Editor | Oct 7, 2020 | Articles, Opinions
Luke Wilson hosts ABC’s new documentary-ish reality show Emergency Call from what I can only imagine is an escape room. There’s no other explanation for the hodgepodge of props that surround him, like the series of six clocks on the wall—the kind that show the current time in different cities, except at least two of them are set to the exact same time… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Oct 7, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
NGA 911, LLC, a leading-edge Next Generation 9-1-1 solutions provider, today announced that Dave Hopkins joined the company as an Account Executive.
Mr. Hopkins is the former 9-1-1 Director of Steuben County, New York, where he served 16 years in the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), 13 years at Rochester Telephone, 19 years and counting as an active firefighter, and 25 years in EMS… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Oct 7, 2020 | Comm Center News
YORK – York County residents are encouraged to sign up for emergency alerts from the York County emergency communications center.
Leila Luft, communications director at the center, says she would like to see more people sign up for the important service.
This mass notification system alerts residents when there is a law enforcement situation, a missing person, suspects at large, escapees, severe weather and about other types of emergencies in this immediate area… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Oct 7, 2020 | Comm Center News
The dispatch system used for emergency responders in Loveland for many years has now become the framework for the entire county, which many believe will have a significant impact on response time across the county.
Through the countywide Combined Regional Information Sharing Project, the computer-aided dispatch system that Loveland has been using for around 20 years is now being used at all the public safety entities in Larimer County… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Oct 7, 2020 | Comm Center News
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – First responders are sounding the alarm at the state capitol, pushing for post-traumatic stress disorder coverage with just a few months left in the year.
That urgency is increasing after some recent police officer suicides and as mental health is in the spotlight during the pandemic.
Police officers, firefighters, paramedics, EMT and dispatchers would all be covered under this bill… READ MORE