by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 22, 2019 | Comm Center News |
ROGERSVILLE — As of Wednesday
afternoon, all staff members at the Hawkins Co. Emergency Communications
District’s E-911 dispatch center have been re-certified to handle
Emergency Medical Dispatch calls, and the center was again dispatching
those calls.
The two days of intense, on-site training — including training a staff member to keep track of and oversee future training needs — were conducted by Dorothy Cave, RPL, NREMT, the EMD Program Manager for the Daytona Beach, Florida-based APCO, the firm that handles the center’s certified training needs, along with a full audit of all of the center’s training records, at a cost to the ECD….
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 22, 2019 | Comm Center News |
Mesquite’s new City Council members took the oath of office last week, and two fresh faces join the re-elected members and new mayor. One of the new faces on council is former Mesquite News reporter and city of Mesquite dispatcher Kenny Green.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 22, 2019 | Comm Center News |
Below is the trivia question asked by an iHeart radio station.
Happy Thursday! Here is today’s 7:50 AM Nearly Impossible Question!
Question: One quarter of phone calls to 9-1-1 on Thanksgiving Day are about what?
The answer: A family dispute
Not much of a surprise to those of us in public safety. I wonder how many are burning turkeys?
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 22, 2019 | Comm Center News |
GORDON, Ala. (WTVY) – A Gordon family is mourning the loss of its long-time family home after a fire left it shambles late Tuesday night.
Fortunately, they aren’t mourning the loss of any loved ones, thanks in part to an Ashford Elementary schooler.
“I
saw a fire from all the way over there,” said Ashford Elementary Fifth
Grader Brandon Hayes. “It was just high up, see how it is now? It wasn’t
this bad, but still standing up.”
Hayes said he could still see the fire every time he closes his eyes.
The flames were……
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 21, 2019 | Comm Center News |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
– You hear a lot about Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department’s
firefighters and paramedics. They are some of the first you see on a
scene to protect the community when things go wrong. But seldom do you
hear about the first, first responders — the 911 dispatchers.
On an average day, JFRD receives 420 calls made to 911. From talking callers through delivering babies to giving life-saving CPR instructions, the dispatchers ….
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 21, 2019 | Comm Center News |
PITTSBORO — On Oct. 21, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners
voted 5-0 to approve an agreement between the county and the North
Carolina 911 Board for a $2.3 million grant to contribute to the
upgrades of the county’s public safety radio system.
The funds will allow the public safety radio system to receive a complete overhaul from a VHF/UHF system to an 800 MHz VIPER (Voice Inoperability Plan for Emergency Responders) system. The money will go toward….
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