by ECC Editor | Jun 16, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Sweetwater County COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center was a prime example of banding together to help keep the people of Sweetwater County informed about the COVID-19 Coronavirus.
In early March, Sweetwater County Public Health, Sweetwater County Health Officer Dr. Jean Stachon and the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office’s Emergency Management Unit were keeping tabs on the progression of the disease across the country. At the same time, local law enforcement, fire services, EMS, the communications center and the chambers of commerce also came together in an effort to manage the growing public information crisis caused by the pandemic… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 16, 2020 | Comm Center News
(TRENTON) – In response to ongoing examples of people making false accusations against black Americans in an effort to threaten them, four Assembly Democrats sponsor a bill that would make it a crime to call 9-1-1, file a police report or incriminate someone under false pretenses in order to intimidate them on the basis of race or any other protected class. The Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee unanimously advanced the legislation Monday…READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 16, 2020 | Comm Center News
MARYSVILLE, Wash. — It was almost bedtime when a strange noise told Nya Palek something was wrong. “It was a noise that caught my attention. I knew somebody needed my help in the house.”
That ‘somebody’ was her son, 6’7” high school senior, Lul Palek. The otherwise healthy athlete was non-responsive, gasping for air facedown, and making strange noises.
Nya has been a registered nurse at Providence for more than 15 years. She knows how to do… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 15, 2020 | Comm Center News
WARRENSBURG — Johnson County Central Dispatch lost a valued member of its team with the passing of Records Clerk and Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC) Douglas Butland, 62, the morning of Monday, June 8.
Butland was initially hired for a telecommunicator position at JCCD, but during his training, he was offered the position of records clerk and accepted… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 15, 2020 | Comm Center News
University of Mary Washington President Troy Paino has announced the creation of an advisory panel tasked with reviewing the campus police response to the May 31 protests in downtown Fredericksburg.
“The UMW Officers were there to protect the Fredericksburg Police Headquarters which contains the Emergency Communications Center for Police, Fire & Rescue as well as EMS services,” Hall told the students in an email. “In this capacity, they provided support to the regional Tactical Field Force by allowing the City units to respond to disorderly conduct… READ MORE
