by ECC Editor | Sep 24, 2020 | Comm Center News
On Saturday, September 19, 2020, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a former PCSO emergency communications telecommunicator for one count battery domestic violence abuse (M-1) and one count false report to law enforcement (M-1).
29-year-old Candace Marshay Lewis was hired as a telecommunicator in August 2017. She resigned effective immediately upon her arrest – had she not resigned, she would have been terminated… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Sep 24, 2020 | Comm Center News
A Dickson 911 telecommunicator is joining others from Middle Tennessee in helping with emergency response calls in coastal Alabama, which was recently damaged by Hurricane Sally, according to Paul McCallister with Metro Nashville Emergency Communications.
Shauna Atchison, with Dickson County emergency communications, has been deployed to help with the Public Safety Answering Point in Baldwin County where Gulf Shores and Orange Beach are located… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Sep 24, 2020 | Comm Center News
AMR Sumter County Fire and EMS Communications Center is taking center stage in recognition of achieving the most prominent distinction in 9-1-1 emergency communication services.
The communication center is the 283rd emergency dispatch center in the world to attain International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) status as an Accredited Center of Excellence (ACE) for its use of the Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS)… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Sep 23, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
HOBOKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) has announced the winners of its 2020 PSAPs’ Finest Awards. Now in its fifteenth year, NICE’s PSAPs’ Finest Awards recognize the dedicated individuals and team stand-outs in public safety emergency communications. Awards are presented annually to winners in the following categories: Director, Line Supervisor, Technician, Trainer, Telecommunicator, Innovator and PSAP of the Year. PSAPs’ Finest winners are selected by an independent panel of volunteer judges from the public safety community who evaluate nominees based on their accomplishments, skills, knowledge and dedication… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Sep 23, 2020 | Comm Center News
When Perry Polinski started in his emergency dispatcher’s job in January of 1981, the position was referred to as a “communications operator.”
Mr. Polinski and others worked out of the first floor, bunched in with other services at the Evanston Police Department, located at 1454 Elmwood Ave. Back then, on calls for emergency service, all residents had was basic 911, which simply routed any 911 emergency call from Evanston to the Police Department… READ MORE
