by ECC Editor | Jul 9, 2020 | Comm Center News
KALAMAZOO, MI — County commissioners debated what Kalamazoo frontline workers deserved to receive the hazard pay recently offered by the state, ultimately deciding to apply for the potential $171,000 reimbursement.
Eligible employees include law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, 9-1-1 operators, local unit of government corrections officers, airport public safety officers, certain ambulance services staff, and private EMTS and paramedics that contract with municipalities or hospitals… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jul 9, 2020 | Comm Center News
NORFOLK – Norfolk City Council unanimously passed a resolution to establish a Joint Communications Center and a Joint Advisory Committee for dispatch services between the City of Norfolk and Madison County.
The joint venture is designed to consolidate dispatching for both the City of Norfolk and Madison county into a single area of operation.
Norfolk Police Chief Donald Miller says the move will eliminate needless redundancies in police operation, and save some much-needed funds for the department… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jul 9, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Decorah City Council has approved a ten-year lease to the 9-1-1 Board of space on the Decorah Business Park water tower. The 9-1-1 Board will install additional antennae on the water tower to improved Internet communications in the area, expanding the coverage for 9-1-1 communications and equipment.
Installation of the new equipment will be done by AcenTek. Using the city’s water tower for an antenna site will provide greater coverage and quality than a standalone tower would… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jul 8, 2020 | Comm Center News
The city of San Francisco is being asked to take a stand against Karens.
Supervisor Shamann Walton introduced on Tuesday the Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies (or CAREN) Act, which would make it illegal to “fabricate false racially biased emergency reports.”
Over the last several weeks, examples of racial profiling have been recorded and made the rounds on social media, including instances of white women alleged to have used the threat of calling police against people of color… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jul 8, 2020 | Comm Center News
In 2008, Pittsburg County and the city of McAlester began working together to improve the 911 Emergency Service for the residents of Pittsburg County. The result of that effort, was that each town, city, rural area, and visitor could now request and get help by calling 911. This improvement included establishing a countywide addressing system, where each road was named, every house assigned a number based on distance, then a geo-database was built that could produce a map to find the locations… READ MORE
