by ECC Editor | Feb 20, 2020 | Articles
If you’ve played in the address space any length of time you’ve heard of fishbones – and that is simply drawing a line from the address point to it’s “spot on the street”. Granted if you’ve ever done an addressing project from scratch (I had the joy to do that a few years ago in the Caribbean) it makes a lot of sense. You can quickly see problems where lines cross over other lines or where addresses have no lines at all.
There are probably multiple ways to do this but I’ve gotten fishboning (if that’s a word) running in the TN NG911 Address Server… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 20, 2020 | Articles
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), ranking member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, this week unveiled legislation to ensure America’s first responders have the resources to respond to 9-1-1 calls and to clarify acceptable 9-1-1 obligations or expenditures.
“Americans pay fees every month on their phone bills to support 9-1-1 infrastructure, but in many cases their state politicians divert these resources to spend the money on pet projects…
by ECC Editor | Feb 20, 2020 | Articles
Kari’s Law, signed into law on February 16, 2018, requires organizations that use multi-line telephone systems (MLTS) to provide callers with the ability to dial 911 directly from any telephone in the system. MLTS are often used in hotels, office buildings, corporate and educational campuses, and other enterprises. As a result, a wide variety of organizations will be impacted by Kari’s Law and must comply with its requirements.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently published its implementing regulations. The regulations went into effect on January 6, 2020, with a compliance date of February 16, 2020… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 20, 2020 | Articles, Stories
Will Grace take the leap to a new career as a public safety telecommunicator?
By Matt Schreiner
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a series of fictional dramatizations about the trials and tribulations of a public safety telecommunicator. The story is fictional, but the circumstances are real for many employed in public safety communications.
From her vantage point in the parking lot, Grace could clearly see the entryway to the building she hoped would lead to a new career and a bright future for her and her 3-year-old son, Nick.
Blazoned across the glass of the door in bright, gold lettering it read: “Taggart County Emergency Communications”…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 13, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Matt Berg
During my research phase for my article titled “PTSD and the Telecommunicator,” published in the March-April issue of PSC magazine, I interviewed many 9-1-1 professionals who are living with PTSD. Listening to them was stressful in and of itself, but one of the things I found most heart…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 8, 2020 | Articles
Templates reflect Associations’ different approaches for NG911 services
The two major end-user public safety trade association have recently updated and released new versions of their “templates” for RFP draft by public safety agencies. READ MORE
