by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 17, 2020 | Comm Center News
As Ashland Fire Chief Rick Anderson watched a firefighter walk the perimeter of a building fire during training, he could see in real time what the firefighter was seeing through a live video stream.
Anderson could tell the color of the smoke and pinpoint the area of the house from where it appeared to be emitting. By viewing the live feed, Anderson knew if the structure was a single-family unit and if it had multiple stories. All important information for firefighters to know for an expeditious response…
by ECC Editor | Sep 17, 2020 | Comm Center News
Northern Colorado fire departments and other emergency response agencies have joined forces to create a system that will get responders to those in need faster.
The new system shows 911 dispatchers all available emergency vehicles in the area based on GPS location and dispatches the nearest unit, regardless of jurisdiction, according to a news release from Poudre Fire Authority.
The new system allows agencies to share resources and respond to calls faster, according to the release… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 17, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
I have several things on my mind this week. The first concerns how WiFi fits into FirstNet communications. The second is the sudden decision by the FCC Chairman, who seems to have the votes, to license the 4.9-GHz spectrum currently licensed to multiple public-safety agencies under FCC Part 90, to the individual states. To understand what might happen if the spectrum is handed over to the states, we will look at the last time the FCC followed this path and licensed a block of 700-MHz Land Mobile Radio (LMR) spectrum to the states…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 16, 2020 | Comm Center News
Mayor Steven Fulop joined city council and community members on Sept. 16, to officially break ground on Jersey City’s first-ever, all-encompassing Public Safety Headquarters.
The groundbreaking for the 11-story building on MLK Drive and Kearny Avenue will be the fourth to be built as part of the municipal complex known as Jackson Square…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 16, 2020 | Comm Center News
A recent grant from the Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission will allow Payette and Washington counties to update a shared 911 phone system between the two sheriff’s offices.
Officials said the update, which includes new software and hardware, will cost $378,279 for the installation and first two years of maintenance. The IPSCC grant covers the total project, and won’t financially impact residents of either county…
by ECC Editor | Sep 16, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — RapidDeploy, the industry’s only truly open and integrated emergency response platform, announced today that the company will directly integrate supplemental emergency data from some of the largest and most influential companies in technology and public safety. Google, OnStar, ADT, Priority Dispatch® and Rave Mobile Safety are the most recent additions to RapidDeploy’s Unified Critical Response (UCR) ecosystem, which already has partnerships with AT&T, Microsoft, AT&T FirstNet, and Esri, among others… READ MORE
