by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 23, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Over the last two decades, the emergency-management community has recognized that natural disasters and other emergency situations don’t always follow county lines or town borders. Interagency collaboration is vital—mutual-aid agreements expand the capacity of first responders, for example, and data-sharing solutions can give local telecommunicators regionwide data at the click of a mouse button.
One such cloud-based advancement scheduled to soon be released by the New York-based emergency technology company RapidSOS, the Emergency Data Exchange, will enable real-time interoperability (the ability of computer or software systems to exchange information) through digital automation—even if different centers aren’t using the same programs or devices…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 23, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, Emergency Management, First Responder Network Authority
September is National Preparedness Month(link is external), an important reminder for Americans to prepare for disasters and emergencies. The 2021 theme is “Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is protecting everyone you love.”
In public safety, every month is Preparedness Month. One of the best ways for the public safety community to prepare for emergencies and disasters is with FirstNet, the nationwide public safety broadband network.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 23, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Bruce Fitzgerald, Senior Public Safety Advisor, Emergency Management, First Responder Network Authority
With increasing numbers of emergency management agencies and other public safety agencies and partners using FirstNet, the First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet Authority) Emergency Management Community of Practice is pleased to share a resource guide for emergency managers. Together our staff has more than 130 years of experience in the emergency management field, and we are pleased to provide an overview of features and functions that emergency managers may use in their daily and emergency response roles. Many of the topics covered in the guide are applicable for coordinating response in the field or when an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been activated. READ FULL ARTICLLE
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 23, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Since we will be attending IWCE 2021 in Las Vegas all of next week, there will not be time to publish a September 30 issue. The Advocate will return the following week with a lot of news and information from the show—Next week, what happens at IWCE in Vegas won’t stay in Vegas!
The wireless community is cautiously returning to live events. APCO was held live in San Antonio and, according to reports, it was well-attended. However, the IACP yearly event that was to be held in person in New Orleans had to be canceled for two reasons. The first was that the Covid-19 epidemic is still not under control in New Orleans. The second reason was that while the convention could probably have been held with safety measures in place, hurricane Ida had other ideas and came ashore a few days before the conference was to start…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 22, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
New FirstNet Cell Site Launches in Fillmore County to Support First Responders in Southeastern Minnesota
New Infrastructure Will Help Advance Public Safety, Improve Connectivity for Area Residents and Visitors
What’s the news? First responders in southeastern Minnesota are getting a major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the FirstNet® network expansion currently underway by AT&T. We’ve added a new, purpose-built cell site located in Fillmore County.
This FirstNet site will provide coverage when traveling along State Highway 43 and Alpine Drive near Yucatan between Peterson and Spring Grove. It will also give first responders on FirstNet – America’s public safety network – access to always-on, 24-hours-a-day priority and preemption across voice and data…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 22, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
The International Association of Emergency Dispatchers (IAED) is a non-profit standard-setting organization dedicated to promoting safe and effective emergency dispatch services around the world.
The IAED, which is made up of three allied Academies for medical, fire, and police dispatching, promotes first-responder research, unified protocol implementation, legislation for emergency call center regulation, and the strengthening of the emergency dispatch community through education, certification, and accreditation.
This article highlights information about International Academies of Emergency Dispatch eligibility, requirements, and cost of each of the IAED certification courses…
