by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 9, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Jason Porter, senior vice president, FirstNet Program at AT&T
Empathy leads to change. Change starts with us.
Recent national discussions on police reform have been largely focused on federal and state legislative initiatives, however the foundation for meaningful common-ground reform begins locally and requires collaboration between local communities and their law enforcement agencies. And National Faith & Blue Weekend (NFBW), taking place Oct. 9-12, strives to do just that by connecting law enforcement and residents to find common ground through collaborative and respectful communication via local houses of worship.
The NFBW initiative is based on the premise that strong communities are built on mutual respect and understanding. By reinforcing the connections between public safety professionals and the communities they serve, this national program aims to help build bridges and break biases locally. And it’s why all of us at FirstNet, Built with AT&T, are honored to support this groundbreaking event. Activities include community dialogue, service projects and other interactive experiences to help foster ongoing, authentic and mutual community-law enforcement trust. READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 8, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
When the law to create FirstNet was passed, 20 MHz of 700-MHz spectrum including 10 MHz previously known as the D-Block public-safety spectrum had been licensed to the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST). Two adjacent segments of spectrum were combined to provide 20 MHz dedicated to what is now the National Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) and/or Band 14. This 20 MHz of spectrum is divided into two segments with 10 MHz used for cell site-to-device transmissions and 10 MHz for devices to talk to the cell sites…
by ECC Editor | Oct 7, 2020 | Articles, Opinions
Luke Wilson hosts ABC’s new documentary-ish reality show Emergency Call from what I can only imagine is an escape room. There’s no other explanation for the hodgepodge of props that surround him, like the series of six clocks on the wall—the kind that show the current time in different cities, except at least two of them are set to the exact same time… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Oct 7, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
NGA 911, LLC, a leading-edge Next Generation 9-1-1 solutions provider, today announced that Dave Hopkins joined the company as an Account Executive.
Mr. Hopkins is the former 9-1-1 Director of Steuben County, New York, where he served 16 years in the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), 13 years at Rochester Telephone, 19 years and counting as an active firefighter, and 25 years in EMS… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Oct 6, 2020 | Articles
Motorola Solutions recently announced a new service aimed at helping first responders better engage with citizens in their time of need.
CommandCentral Citizen Input allows citizens calling or texting 9-1-1 to send video, photographs and recordings of an incident to the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), using controlled and permission-based procedures.
The service is now available to the public safety market and some governments are starting to incorporate it into their 9-1-1 programs… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 2, 2020 | Articles, Opinions
Dealing with irritated, angry people is periodically part of the emergency dispatcher’s job description. This can be particularly troublesome when dealing with life-or-death situations and the person on the other end of the phone is belligerent and angry. Since it’s an issue that won’t go away, it becomes a matter of defusing the anger and resolving the caller’s problem without resorting to anger and creating a more significant problem…
