by ECC Editor | Apr 24, 2020 | Articles
Boxer and pop philosopher Mike Tyson once opined that “everyone has a plan—until they get punched in the mouth.” Without question, the COVID-19 pandemic has punched the public-safety/emergency-response community squarely in the mouth—and hard. But the community’s resiliency and creativity is enabling it to fight back equally hard, and the lessons being learned through the experience will better prepare public-safety and emergency-response agencies for the future… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 23, 2020 | Articles
Emergency responders are taking on expanded roles during the COVID-19 pandemic — from scheduling grocery deliveries to quarantined residents to triaging patients over video chat. These unanticipated changes are revealing the hidden value of emergency operations and will permanently transform the role of public safety officials after the crisis has passed, 911 communications directors said in a webinar Thursday…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 23, 2020 | Articles
Dear Members of the U.S. House and Senate:
There are bills pending in both the House and Senate that need your attention now!
We understand you are facing many pressing issues including funding bills to help America survive the COVID-19 pandemic and positioning the nation for an economic recovery. Meanwhile, those fighting the virus from 9-1-1 dispatchers, police, sheriffs, fire, EMS personnel, nurses, and doctors are working tirelessly to save lives and help the nation return to normal (or the new normal)…
by ECC Editor | Apr 18, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, first recognized in 1981 in Costa County in California, has become a national effort. It is a week set aside to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the men and women more commonly known as 9-1-1 dispatchers. These are the people who are considered the Thin Gold Line, working to protect the public behind that line, along with law enforcement and fire services.
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is the second week of April each year, so it is April 12-18 in 2020… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 17, 2020 | Articles
In order to show gratitude to and in direct support of the vital services that everyone around the world heavily relies on during the COVID-19 emergency, Omnitronics offers FREE use of the RediTALK-Flex Dispatch software for 90 days to organizations working in or supporting essential services.
“I feel that giving our strained frontline organizations access to much-needed additional resources is our duty as a company operating in this industry”, states Omnitronics CEO John Florenca…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 17, 2020 | Articles
The NG9-1-1 Interoperability Oversight Commission (NIOC) is proud to announce an RFP award to tech companies Eonti and DigiCert to operate the PSAP Credentialing Agency (PCA). This is a key element in building greater trust and interoperability in Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) systems. The award is a significant milestone in establishing a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for NG9-1-1, as required by the prevailing standards for NG9-1-1 and recommended by other leading groups including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Task Force on Optimal PSAP Architecture (TFOPA)…
