by ECC Editor | Oct 2, 2020 | Comm Center News
Lyon County Commissioners approved a number of purchase requests during their regular action session Thursday morning.
First on the agenda was a request from Lyon County Emergency Communications Center Director Roxanne Van Gundy to consider the payment of the county’s portion of the annual Spillman CAD payment. The total cost comes out to just over $21,570 and was approved unanimously… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Oct 2, 2020 | Comm Center News
Imagine calling 911 and no one ever shows up. It happened to a local couple when a weapon-wielding stranger ransacked their garage and wandered around their yard for hours. They called 911 four times, but no officer ever arrived.
Rose and Joe Everett’s peaceful place is their Dupo, Illinois home where they’ve lived for 40 years. But one night this summer, their peace was shattered, with all the evidence caught on camera.
“You could see the agitation in his face, the look on his face, it was scary. It was scary,” said Cathy Augustine, the couple’s daughter.
by ECC Editor | Oct 2, 2020 | Comm Center News
As of today, text-to-9-1-1 is available to all residents of Pinal County.
This allows people in need of emergency services to reach first responders via text when voice calling is not an option, according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office.
The primary use of Text-to-9-1-1 includes:
- When an individual is deaf, hard-of-hearing or has a speech disability
- In situations where it is not safe to place a voice call to 9-1-1… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Oct 2, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program has awarded $1.96 million to a pair of businesses to aid emergency communication network risk management assessments.
Orem, Utah-based Achilles Heel Technologies and SecureLogix, of San Antonio, Texas, were selected to participate in Phase II of the program based on demonstration of feasibility in Phase I for Network Modeling for Risk Assessment technology solutions… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 2, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced that it has made a new service available to the public safety market — CommandCentral Citizen Input — which is designed to help 9-1-1 call takers to better engage with citizens in their time of need. Citizen Input is a cloud-based service that 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…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 2, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
By David Buchanan, Executive Director of Public Safety Advocacy, FirstNet Authority
Last year saw the release of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) Roadmap, the launch of network investment planning, and significant buildout of the network. It also saw a renewed commitment from our FirstNet Authority team of expert public safety advisors to engage with public safety and improve, expand, and bring innovation to FirstNet.
Through targeted engagements, our team has been working to better understand public safety’s technical and operational broadband needs and how FirstNet is impacting public safety operations today. Since January, our team has taken part in more than 900 in-person and virtual engagements, meeting with nearly 21,000 public safety stakeholders from across the country. Whether engaging in person or virtually, we have received recommendations and ideas to positively influence the FirstNet network’s path forward. READ MORE
