by ECC Editor | Feb 20, 2020 | Comm Center News
The new tower is located at the Scotland County Emergency Operations Center on West Boulevard.
The county partnered with Verizon Wireless and NC Highway Patrol on funding to construct the new tower complex and put it into use.
Verizon Wireless is funding the new tower while NC Highway Patrol is funding a new concrete communication shelter to replace the old shelter for their radio equipment — and an additional $119,000 was approved by the board to complete all upgrades for the project… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 20, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Reading Police Communications Center in City Hall, the office on the first floor where residents go to file a complaint or speak with an officer, will close next month as it undergoes renovations.
“It’s undergoing a major renovation of the entire physical space and an upgrade of computer systems,” said Managing Director Pedro Cortes. “It’s going to look much different in two months.” … READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 20, 2020 | Comm Center News
WASHINGTON — It has been drilled into our heads since childhood: “Dial 911 for emergencies!” But why is that the number for emergencies in the United States?
You have to go back to the early stages of telephone use.
The 20th century started out with telegraphs and ended with cellphones. The real transition came in the middle of the century. By the 1950s, roughly two-thirds of the homes in the U.S. had a telephone… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 20, 2020 | Comm Center News
Tuesday night Missouri based consulting firm Fitch & Associates is presenting their findings from a five year survey.
[…] In terms of dispatch, Fitch is recommending they upgrade from a “paper card system” to electronic software that could cost almost $ 400,000. “Making sure that the Emergency Communications Center is properly staffed. They do an… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 20, 2020 | Comm Center News
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. (WCJB)– Employees of the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office are saddened by the loss of one of their leading employees who died over the weekend.
Combined Communications Center commander Brandi Cartee started as a telecommunicator and worked her way up to the top.
She worked at ASO for 17 years and died on Saturday, Feb. 15. of the flu… READ MORE
