by ECC Editor | Mar 13, 2020 | Press Release
MELBOURNE, FLORIDA, March 12, 2020 –Safe Zone, a leading industry provider of gunfire detection technology, and RapidSOS, the trusted data provider for over 4,000 Emergency Communications Centers nationwide, announced a partnership to send life-saving data directly from Safe Zone detectors to 9-1-1 centers nationwide.
Safe Zone builds gunfire detection systems that capture acoustic, spectral, and impulsive shock wave data for use in commercial buildings, schools, and other… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 13, 2020 | Articles
The virus has changed even the questions that a dispatcher asks, with the goal of giving a heads up to first-responders.
With the coronavirus spreading, along with the commensurate fear, you can expect subtle but key changes in the questions you get asked when you call 9-1-1 in L.A. County these days.
Let’s hope you don’t call often enough to recognize a change, but in addition to seeking critical information about an emergency — location, name, what is happening — dispatchers in the county… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 13, 2020 | Articles
Despite a previous warning by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers, who exposed vulnerabilities in 911 systems due to DDoS attacks, the next generation of 911 systems that now accommodate text, images and video still have the same or more severe issues.
In the study the researchers evaluated the impact of DDoS attacks on the current (E911) and next generation 911 (NG911) infrastructures in North Carolina… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
While no confirmed cases of COVID-19 have yet been reported in Santa Clarita, local law enforcement officials and first responders are taking steps to mitigate potential exposure.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Following a press conference held by Los Angeles County officials, including Sheriff Alex Villaneuva, that laid out the new protocols agencies and organizations are advised to follow, the Santa Clarita Valley… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
lace like the new Joint Communications Center at the Columbus Airport isn’t something built overnight.
It takes people working together to make a common cause a reality. In this instance, it took a massive undertaking from both the City of Columbus and Platte County. It was a process that took many years with many struggles. “The City and the County had talked for many years of looking at this as a possibility, (but) we weren’t able to find common ground,” Columbus Mayor Jim Bulkley said. “The leadership that’s in place now between the County … READ MORE
