by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 7, 2020 | Comm Center News
On Sept. 3, 2020 The Board of County Commissioners approved the five year Master Plan for the 9-1-1 surcharge. This fee was created by the Legislature to provide a dedicated funding source for 9-1-1 related services.
The approved Lyon County five-year masterplan for the use of the proceeds of the Telephone Surcharge pursuant to NRS 244A.7641 through 244A.7647 and Lyon County Code Title 3, Chapter 10. The Lyon County Board of Commissioners shall, at least annually, review and, if necessary, update this master plan…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
Regional Emergency Services (RES) has named Kelly Roberts as its Deputy Chief of Operations and Technical Services.
The move marks the first time a female has been appointed to the position.
Regional Fire Chief, Jody Butz said that the position has historically been held by men with past experience in firefighting…
by ECC Editor | Sep 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
MILFORD- Voters may recall Articles 4 and 5, which were on the ballot in March, concerning the town’s emergency communications dispatch center which Milford police have said is failing.
There have also been discussions that the town of Milford, i.e., the police department, would like to exit the MACC base and create a system that would be their own… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
MAURY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Maury County 911 takes 70,000 emergency calls a year. Telecommunicators are usually the first link in the first responder chain when citizens call for help.
That was the case this past Tuesday after a Maury County man was caught between two fighting dogs and suffered a serious arm injury with a reported compound fracture.
Veteran 911 telecommunicators Tina Hodge and Gloria Whitaker both handled the call that initially came in as a dog mauling…
by ECC Editor | Sep 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
Did you know that Naperville’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) will answer more than 50,000 emergency 9-1-1 calls along with nearly 200,000 non-emergency calls in a single year? This dedicated group’s truly impactful contribution to our city make it this month’s highlighted unit for the Naperville Police Department’s Safer Naper campaign.
Naperville’s stand-alone dispatch center serves the Naperville Police and Fire departments, Naperville Public Works and Public Utilities, and the Naperville Park District Police. It consists of two sections, Emergency Communications and City Dispatch, both of which operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
Victoria Police Chief Del Manak expressed concerns about an increasing trend in property crime and assaults, but that data is mixed spurring questions for Victoria council.
Manak presented VicPD’s second-quarter report to council on Sept. 3, using information gathered from April 1 to June 30. He noted an increase in property crime, along with a more than 100 per cent increase in robbery and extortion calls and an increase in calls regarding threats to personal safety under ‘emerging trends’…
