by ECC Editor | Nov 9, 2019 | Comm Center News
TUCSON – First responders and firefighters are working with a new interagency dispatch system that’s improving response time.
Emergency crews argue this new dispatch system is a time saver and an effective first, fast response when every second counts.
“It’s literally life or death,” said dispatcher, Lupe Munoz. “Seconds matter. We can now be adding multiple resources at the same time while not neglecting other calls.”
Northwest Fire District Deputy Fire Chief Michael Rollman said… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 9, 2019 | Comm Center News
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Luzerne County’s 911 system had a programming glitch that left at least one caller stuck on hold during an emergency call. The county found the problem while looking into a report Monday from Newswatch 16.
Colleen Engler from Dallas called 911 Saturday when a relative with a heart condition got dizzy and had symptoms similar to a stroke.
County officials said Friday they found a programming error… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 9, 2019 | Comm Center News
he E-911 ballot measure to improve emergency services communications infrastructure across Grays Harbor County passed with overwhelming support.
The countywide measure, which needed a simple majority to pass, has the backing of more than 63 percent of the voters after the latest count Friday night. More than 10,250 voters back the measure… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 9, 2019 | Comm Center News
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — New technology is being used in Rutherford County to speed up response time and pinpoint locations
FOX 17 News has recently reported about the issues that faced dispatch during the mass shooting at an Antioch Waffle House a year ago.
Confidence in dispatchers is paramount … READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 8, 2019 | Comm Center News
BAGUIO CITY— The city government here can start building a state-of-the-art command center after Presidential Assistant for Visayas Michael Dino and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go turned over on Thursday a PHP200-million check courtesy of President Rodrigo Duterte.
“This is a promise of President (Rodrigo) Duterte during one of his visits during the graduation of PMA (Philippine Military Academy), to establish… READ MORE
