by ECC Editor | Feb 24, 2020 | Articles
Telecommunicators are the true first responders and a critical link in the cardiac arrest chain of survival; a telecommunicator can make the difference between life and death.
One critical intervention strongly associated with survival is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) started by a bystander. When CPR begins prior to the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, the person in cardiac arrest has a two to three-fold higher likelihood of survival. An effective way to ensure that CPR is provided quickly is for the emergency telecommunicators to provide instant instructions with telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR). T-CPR allows bystander CPR to begin – it works by keeping the brain and heart alive until EMS arrives to… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 22, 2020 | Articles
The House of Representatives is looking to strengthen public safety network resiliency with two new pieces of legislation.
Earlier this week Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., and Communications and Technology Subcommittee member Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif, introduced the Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today’s Networks Act, dubbed the RESILIENT Networks Act. The legislation will require “pre-planned coordination among providers of advanced…
by ECC Editor | Feb 21, 2020 | Articles
Are you responsible for making sure your IT solution is Kari’s Law and RAY BAUM’s Act compliant? If so, recent articles like this No Jitter article are a great place to start. The next step then is to determine what’s important and what to do. This article should serve as an introduction for operators of on-premises multi-line telephone systems (MLTSs) on how to implement E911-compliant solutions. This article will cover… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 21, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Brent Williams, Senior EMS Advisor, First Responder Network Authority
Junction City Fire Department’s EMS services a rural, Midwest community in Kansas, which presents some communication challenges. To address these challenges, Junction City Fire Department uses FirstNet, whether for long distance transports to the nearest trauma facility, coordinating regional recovery efforts after a tornado, or deploying across the country to respond to a national disaster.
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by ECC Editor | Feb 21, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
The Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) is pleased to announce that their Integrated Services Program (ISP) won the Outstanding 911 Call Center/Program award.
The Next Generation 911 Institute (NG911 Institute) announced the winners of the 17th annual 911 Honor Awards at their awards reception in Washington, D.C. VITA’s program won… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 21, 2020 | Articles
With the proposed sale of AT&T to Liberty Puerto Rico the Federal Communications Commission has to consider not only the inherent commercial elements of this transaction. They must also evaluate how does that transaction affect the public safety/emergency communications infrastructure in Puerto Rico, since the islands’ government “opted in” to be part of the nationwide FirstNet network…
