by ECC Editor | Sep 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Walla Walla Emergency Services Communications (WESCOM) has been awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Community Facilities to help improve public safety radio communications in northern Walla Walla County.
Managed by the Walla Walla Police Department, WESCOM is the 911 Public Safety Answering Point for Walla Walla County. The center receives 911 calls for Walla Walla County and provides dispatch services for Walla Walla Police; College Place Police; Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office; and most fire/Emergency Medical Services agencies in the county… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – Law enforcement agencies are now using a new service to enhance public safety in Pima County.
The message: Call if you can, text if you can’t.
Communications centers are integrating texting into their 911 answering system, allowing anyone in need of emergency services to reach a dispatcher via text message when calling is not an option.
“We are a link between the public and the people that can go see them in person,” said Joanne Amstutz, Communications Training Supervisor for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
Vail Public Safety Communications Center Dispatcher Fernando Almanza, featured in the Vail Daily and on RealVail.com last year, has been selected as one of the International Association of Chiefs of Police prestigious “40 under 40” awards. Here’s the full press release from the Town of Vail:
Note: Chief Henninger and the entire staff of the Vail Public Safety Communications Center and Vail Police Department are extremely honored to work with Fernando…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
Coco the therapy dog has only been on the job for a few months, but her effect on the Delaware County Emergency Communications 911 Center can already be felt, according to county officials.
Coco is a Catahoula leopard dog who started working as a therapy dog for the county in May. Her handler, 911 dispatcher Karla Jacobs, said Coco will primarily work with first responders in the county to provide emotional support…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 10, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
A number of committees are working toward solving both the Land Mobile Radio (LMR)/LTE Push-To-Talk (PTT) interoperability issues and LTE/LTE PTT interoperability issues. Meanwhile, the 3GPP standards body is crafting 3GPP TS 23.283, Mission-Critical Communication Interworking with Land Mobile Radio Systems, or the Interworking Function (IWF). The IWF is to be the interface that will provide solid interoperability between Mission-Critical Push-To-Talk (MCPTT) and LMR networks…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 10, 2020 | Comm Center News
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Dispatchers often talk to people in the worst moments of their lives but the help provided over the phone can mean the difference between life and death. Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Communications Specialist McKenzie Davis was able to provide that life-saving support to a baby and a man with Parkinson’s Disease all in the course of an hour.
On Sunday around 3:30 p.m., Davis took a 911 call from a mother in Palm Coast who was frantic because her 6-month-old baby was not breathing. Davis walked the mother through CPR and counted with her as she gave the infant compressions. The baby started breathing again and was taken to the hospital but is expected to make a full recovery…
