by ECC Editor | Mar 26, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
The idea of public safety underlies numerous public policy decisions and laws, as well as many of the choices that each of us make in our everyday lives. But, what is it? What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “public safety”?
[I]n February 2021, Austin added a “mental health” option to the 9-1-1 triage script. When you call 9-1-1 in Austin, dispatchers will now ask if need Police, Fire, EMS, or Mental Health services. Callers that choose Mental Health services are then routed to a trained mental health responder… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 25, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
A report from the FCC found that in the future, improvements to Wi-Fi could help expand 9-1-1 connectivity options but the benefits to 9-1-1 remain limited in the short term.
The FCC submitted the report pursuant to section 301 of the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services (RAY BAUM’s) Act of 2018. The report explored the public-safety benefits, technical feasibility and cost of providing the public with access to 9-1-1 services using Wi-Fi access points and other alternative means during times of emergency when mobile service is unavailable…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 25, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
The International Association of Fire Chiefs is urging congress to pass the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2021, which will provide $15 billion to update the infrastructure of the country’s emergency network.
The legislation is part of LIFT America Act, and it was introduced in the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee on March 11…
by ECC Editor | Mar 25, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Democrats on March 11, 2021, reintroduced a signature infrastructure package, the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act, or LIFT America Act (H.R. 1848) to modernize U.S. infrastructure, combat climate change, and protect public health and the environment.
The LIFT America Act would invest more than $312 billion in clean energy, energy efficiency, drinking water, broadband and healthcare infrastructure. This Holland & Knight alert provides details on the act’s contents… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 23, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Anita Pitt sits at her desk, where she speaks with a melodious Texas drawl. She doesn’t convey any particular sense of urgency, and yet, over the past 37 years as the 911 program manager for the Brazos Valley Council of Governments, her entire job has been about conveying urgency. She manages the staff and technology in her region as a small but vital part of the network of 6,100 emergency call centers scattered across the United States. These call centers field 200 million calls a year… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 23, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Neil Horden
When we think of public safety communications, we most often think of police, and fire, and the Two-Way radios they use. While much has changed about these systems over the years, the fundamentals of Two-Way Push-to-Talk (PTT) communications on a Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system has been a staple. So much so, that we often define our communications requirements as if PTT over LMR is the only viable solution.
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