by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 19, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
The FBI is warning businesses of DoppelPaymer ransomware attacks and a change in tactics among operators, who are now cold-calling victims to pressure them into paying the ransom.
These attacks have disrupted the provision of healthcare, emergency, and education services for people around the world, officials say. They point to one September 2020 incident in which the ransomware hit a German hospital; another attack in the same month compromised a county’s emergency call center and blocked officials from accessing a computer-aided dispatch system…
by ECC Editor | Dec 17, 2020 | Articles, Opinions
I have been watching the discussions on the 911 system at the City Council level. As someone who worked on the team that installed the initial system and was the team leader for the development and installation of the radio communications system project in FdL County I thought I would suggest some of the questions you should be asking, that have not been asked, regarding the 911 system… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 17, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
NEW ALBANY — Can you handle stressful situations, communicate effectively and multi-task?
If so, and you’re looking for a job, the head of Floyd County emergency dispatch would like a word.
The county is seeking to fill two full-time dispatch positions. The certifications and training needed for the job will be provided by the county, Communications Director Mercades Bierman said.
“Experience is always awesome, but it’s hard to get people with experience in dispatch,” she said…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 17, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
n the early morning hours of July 16, 2020, a fire broke out south of the town Glenwood in Washington state. Over the course of nine days, this fire – named the Bertschi Road Fire(link is external) – burned approximately 250 acres. Located in a rural area in the southern part of the state where cellular connectivity can be sparse and spotty, communications are often a challenge. Thanks to FirstNet, the only nationwide broadband network dedicated to first responders, this was not the case for the firefighters responding to Bertschi Road.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 17, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
There is no doubt 2020 will go down in history as one of the most difficult years the United States and the rest of the world has faced. However, we made it and the Covid-19 vaccine is on its way for our medical personnel, first responders, and other essential workers. We have been severely challenged on many fronts, and while we lost far too many people, most of us have made it through this tough year. Even so, it will be well into 2021 before we can breathe a sigh of relief…
by ECC Editor | Dec 15, 2020 | Articles
I received an unexpected thank you from a mentee a few weeks ago – a thoughtful gift and card thanking me for my efforts as her EMT preceptor. That same week and for several weeks prior, I had been feeling burnt out and exhausted from doing too much. I felt unmotivated, uninspired and spread far too thin. Little did she know that her simple gesture of thanks would be enough to reverse a temporary but trying downward spiral.
Several years earlier, a similar situation took place. While considering a resignation from the volunteer agency I’ve loved for most of my adult life, I received a lengthy, hand-written note and flowers from the mother of a young man who had recently taken his own life… READ MORE
