by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 12, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
The Justice Department released a statement on the challenges end-to-end encryption poses to public safety. The joint statement includes the signatures of ministers from the Five Eyes Alliance and the governments of India and Japan.
This statement reiterates the need for action to be taken to combat the most serious illegal content, and specifically references crimes involving the exploitation of children. The statement urges technology companies to include “mechanisms in the design of their encrypted products and services whereby governments, acting with appropriate legal authority, can gain access to data in a readable and usable format…
by ECC Editor | Oct 12, 2020 | Comm Center News
Mad River Twp. trustees have voted in favor of joining Clark County’s new 9-1-1 dispatch center.
The agreement will take effect on Dec. 1, Mad River Twp. Trustee President Bob McClure said, and it will apply to the Mad River Township (Enon) Fire and EMS department… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Oct 12, 2020 | Comm Center News
For as long as 45 minutes on Sept. 28, parts of Yavapai County — including the Verde Valley — were without 911 service.
While investigators are looking into the cause of the outage, which impacted several other states, Yavapai County and other law enforcement agencies have implemented a new program that will ensure that even if 911 goes out, those seeking assistance in an emergency will still be able to do so… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Oct 12, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center has established a Tele-communicator Emergency Response Team for the first time in agency history.
The T.E.R.T program allows for public safety telecommunicators to offer mutual-aid to other communications centers during or after a natural or man-made disaster… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 12, 2020 | Comm Center News
What’s the news? The U.S. Army has selected FirstNet to support firefighters, law enforcement and security personnel at 72 Army installations across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Now, U.S. Army public safety personnel have access to an unmatched level of support as well as mission-focused tools and technology they can’t get anywhere else.
What is FirstNet? FirstNet is the only nationwide, high-speed broadband communications platform dedicated to and purpose-built for America’s first responders and the extended public safety community. It is built with AT&T* in public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority – an independent agency within the federal government.
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
WEBER COUNTY, Utah (ABC4 News) – The Weber County Sheriff’s Office has been ancipiting the release of a new show airing on ABC called “Emergency Call,” and for a good reason.
Emergency Call, an American unscripted series hosted by Luke Wilson features dispatch centers from Ogden as well Austin, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, Waukesha, Wisconsin, and Wasilla, Alaska.
On Monday, the show featured local dispatchers with WCSO who took calls ranging from a man whose phone had exploded to a woman got a spatula stuck in her throat during an accident in her home…
