by ECC Editor | Aug 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
Alamance County could get a new emergency management facility.
The state Senate budget includes money earmarked for the new emergency management center. If passed as is, the county will receive $7.5 million each year for the next two years for the facility, according to the budget obtained by The Insider.
This facility would aim to enhance emergency management capabilities by combining services that are now spread across the county. It would include the 911 communications center for Alamance County, the county fire marshal and emergency management offices. County Manager Bryan Hagood said the county has spoken with the city of Burlington about possibly housing its emergency management functions in the facility as well… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Aug 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida — Across the nation, 911 call centers are dealing with staffing shortages.
According to the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), 911 dispatch departments are seeing a 15 to 20 percent rate of staff turnover.
It’s an issue seen at local departments just the same. In Pasco County, the EMA director said they’re currently hiring for 15 dispatchers. To make matters worse, the number of applicants has dramatically dropped… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Aug 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
A pair of Portland 911 dispatchers received suspensions in connection to leaked reports that erroneously identified City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty as the suspect of a minor hit-and run crash earlier this year.
An investigation by the city’s Bureau of Emergency Communications found that while the two employees did not leak police and dispatch records in which the victim wrongly identified Hardesty as the culprit, each violated bureau policy by gossiping about some details of Hardesty’s supposed conduct to friends and co-workers, officials said… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Aug 5, 2021 | Jobs
PARSIPPANY — Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department is accepting applications for the position of Public Safety Telecommunicator. Applications are due by August 31, 2021.• Must be at least 18 years of age• Must have a high school diploma or GED• Must pass a background check
Workweek: Follows 4×4 work schedule, days/nights. Mandatory overtime may be required to accommodate ongoing shifts.
Definition: Supervised Trainee receives and responds to incoming telephone or other electronic requests for emergency assistance including law enforcement, fire, medical, or other emergency services, and/or dispatches appropriate units to response sites. This titled position may not perform all duties listed in this job description and duties performed on the job may not be listed… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Aug 4, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Federal funding to accelerate deployment of IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) technology is not included in the bipartisan infrastructure bill introduced in the U.S. Senate, according to the text of the massive $1.2 trillion spending package that was released yesterday.
Many in the public-safety community have been anticipating the language in the infrastructure bill, in hopes that it would include funding to implement NG911 in public-safety answering points (PSAPs) across the country. In March, a Democrat-led U.S. House infrastructure proposal called for $15 billion for NG911, but none of the subsequent infrastructure proposals—from Republicans, the White House or this latest bipartisan Senate bill—has included any mention of NG911 funding… READ MORE
