by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 29, 2020 | Comm Center News
CRANBURY – V-COMM, a leading telecommunications engineering firm, was hired by Cape May County to continue the expansion of the county’s 700 megahertz (MHz) Project 25 (P25) system, in conjunction with New Jersey’s Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) network.
According to a release, the county’s new network is being built in conjunction with the State of New Jersey’s P25 network and provides interoperability for all agencies within the county and state. The expanded public safety wireless system will provide direct interoperability with Cape May County’s neighbors, Atlantic County and Cumberland County. V-COMM is providing the engineering, FCC licensing, and project management that will bring this network into existence…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 28, 2020 | Comm Center News
This week we have Andrew Cafaldo, a 911 Dispatcher and Volunteer EMT in Ulster County NY. Andrew shares with us how he came to be in Emergency Services and what it is like to be on the other end of a 911 call or treating someone in need as an EMT. This was a great episode with one of my best friends in life and I hope you enjoy… [PODCAST]
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 28, 2020 | Comm Center News
DISPATCH EXCELLENCE. When an emergency happens, most of us reach for the nearest phone. On the other end of that 911 lifeline is a dispatcher.
As the first line in any emergency response team, these trained communicators must extract information from the frantic and relay the vital details to first responders. Seconds matter and details can be the difference between life and death.
It’s not an easy job. It can be stressful and frenzied at times. But when we call and it’s our emergency, we want the very best.
And that’s what you get in Elizabethtown…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 28, 2020 | Comm Center News
HYNDMAN — First responders in Hyndman are getting a major boost in their wireless communications with the addition of a new, purpose-built FirstNet cell site that AT&T turned on last week.
The new site, announced in July 2018, is a part of the FirstNet network expansion taking place across the state, bringing increased coverage, capacity and capabilities for public safety…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 28, 2020 | Comm Center News
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, voters will be asked whether or not to pass a bond in the amount of $6.5 million to fund several projects as part of the Town’s capital improvement plan. Of these projects is a $2.2 million request to fund “communication infrastructure improvements” for the creation of a single Town-wide Radio System that will service the Town’s police and emergency medical services departments and the two volunteer fire districts (the Union Fire District and Kingston Fire District)…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 28, 2020 | Comm Center News
The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office regrets to share the news that Norman Alexander Pilkerton Jr. passed away on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, at the age of 81.
Pilkerton worked for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office as a 911 emergency dispatcher for 34 years when he retired in 2001.
During his tenure, Sheriff Wayne Pettit, in office from 1982 to 1994, chose Pilkerton to supervise all of the Sheriff’s Office communications personnel…
