by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 1, 2020 | Comm Center News
Just past the front doors of the new Maryville Public Safety building, guests walk over the agency’s logo, printed large on the floor and glance at a plaque solidified on the wall next to them. “R. Keith Wood Public Safety Facility” it reads, commemorating the work of the long-time public safety director who’s vision for the agency shines even after his retirement.
The new building houses all of Maryville Public Safety, including police, fire and dispatch. With several improvements focused on efficiency and functionality, the building took several months to complete, but several more years at that to plan and execute…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 1, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
Welcome to October! This has been a tough year for everyone, especially for the public-safety community. However, there continues to be good news on the communications front along with, of course, some bad news. On the plus side, after a very strong bi-partisan vote, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 451, the repeal the T-Band giveback. Currently, the FCC is faced with having to auction the T-Band spectrum (470-512 MHz) that is designated for use by the public-safety community in eleven major metropolitan cities and their surrounding suburbs…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 30, 2020 | Comm Center News
WAVY’s Jason Marks reports that Deputy City Manager of Public Safety Steve Cover will retire at the end of 2020.
Cover, a Virginia Beach native, was appointed to the position in October 2016 by then-City Manager Dave Hansen. He had served as the city fire chief since 2007 after starting his career as a volunteer firefighter at age 16.
In the role, Cover oversaw the Virginia Beach Police Department, Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Communications and Citizen Services (911/311) and the Office of Emergency Management…
by ECC Editor | Sep 30, 2020 | Comm Center News
Los Angeles County continued its push Tuesday to re-think the 9-1-1 system, propelled by a care-first, jails-last approach to emergency calls for service across the region.
The Board of Supervisors unanimously directed the Department of Mental Health to begin identifying ways to shift mental-health crisis calls away from law enforcement and toward mental health services personnel… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Sep 30, 2020 | Comm Center News
Pendleton County Emergency Management Dispatcher Angie Wright was awarded the Kentucky 911 Telecommunicator of the Year at the Kentucky Emergency Services Conference Awards Banquet.
“I am honored that I was chosen for this award by the APCO committee. I love my job and to be able to serve my community,” said Wright about the honor… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Sep 30, 2020 | Comm Center News
WYTHEVILLE, Va. (WSET) — A Virginia State Police Wytheville Division Dispatcher earned statewide honors at the VSP Superintendent’s Award Ceremony.
Dispatcher Alexander J. Dolinger was presented with the Virginia State Police 2019 Telecommunicator of the year award last week at VSP’s administrative headquarters in Chesterfield County… READ MORE
