by ECC Editor | Jan 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
A Murfreesboro firefighter and an Emergency Communications specialist were among those honored with the Jerry Anderson Hero Award from the Murfreesboro Branch of the NAACP Saturday (Jan. 25). The awards were presented at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast held at Middle Tennessee State University James Union Building.
Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) Engineer Chief Tim Rowlett received the award for his self-less actions July 21, 2019. Rowell was off-duty but responded to a fire near his home… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jan 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
SIOUX CITY — Mayor Bob Scott expressed frustration Saturday that the Police Department has yet to equip its officers with body cameras.
[…] Since the Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office and Woodbury County Communications Center also shares in the costs of the current system, discussions have centered around a 50/50 cost sharing arrangement for purchase, licensing and support of a new system… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jan 25, 2020 | Articles
Following a disaster, the ability to communicate is critical. Emergency responders have to know the needs of a community to provide efficient, effective help.
“In the wake of a large scale disaster, communication systems are usually a mess,” said Tech Sgt. Ian Crocker, Information Systems Analyst with the 10th Civil Support Team. “The CST’s communication packages provide a robust network for the responders on the ground to make the critical connections… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jan 25, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
Oakland, Calif., has selected Motorola Solutions’ new cloud-based “Disaster Recovery as a Service” (DRaaS) solution as an alternative method to access the PremierOne CAD system in the event of an earthquake, wildfire or other incident that causes the on-premise infrastructure to be unavailable.
City of Oakland CIO Andrew “Pete” Peterson said that he believes having the communication center’s recovery housed in the cloud—a virtual communications center—makes more sense than building and maintaining a separate physical… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jan 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
Governor Larry Hogan plans to fund renovations, construction of Frederick County training center
FREDERICK, Md (WDVM) — Governor Larry Hogan plans to hand down more than a million dollars for improvements to the Frederick County Public Safety Center.
The public safety center is used by hundreds every single day.
“On a daily basis it’s not uncommon for 200 people to come in and out of this building receiving some sort of training,” explained Frederick County Fire and Rescue Acting Chief Tom Coe… READ MORE
