by ECC Editor | Sep 1, 2020 | Comm Center News
Rio Blanco County residents concerned about keeping dispatch services local filled the commissioners’ meeting room to overflowing Monday.
Sheriff Anthony Mazzola put out a statement on social media this weekend stating he was told late Friday by Commissioner Gary Moyer that the board had decided to move the county’s local dispatch services to the Craig call center as of Jan. 1, 2021, in an attempt to make up for an anticipated $2.2 million in budget cuts for 2021. Mazzola said he was told to have his employees attend the meeting… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 1, 2020 | Comm Center News
On August 31, 2019 the unthinkable happened, and for many Odessans their first instinct was to call 911 to report the incident they saw.
“And as soon as I walked in I heard the phones just ringing and ringing and ringing. I just jumped on the phone and I started answering.” Michele Racca is the Director of Public Safety Communications for the Odessa Police Department. She says that it was an environment like she had never seen before. “You know I want to say that it was controlled chaos…
by ECC Editor | Sep 1, 2020 | Comm Center News, Press Release
Does 911 really know where you are? Thanks to the work of multiple Buncombe County departments, the location information emergency responders depend on is more accurate than ever before. While Emergency Services has always had reliable data, the County’s work on the statewide deployment of Next Generation 911 (NG911) means more ways to communicate during an emergency, improved location accuracy, upgrades to on-scene information for first responders, multi-agency compatibility, and more… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Sep 1, 2020 | Comm Center News
Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (A1906), which would amend current law to include false incrimination and filing a false police report as a form of bias intimidation. The bill also establishes crime of false 9-1-1 call with purpose to intimidate or harass based on race or other protected class.
“Using the threat of a 9-1-1 call or police report as an intimidation tactic against people of color is an unacceptable, abhorrent form of discrimination,” said Governor Murphy. “This irresponsible misuse of our 9-1-1 system places victims in a potentially dangerous situation, and can erode trust between Black and Brown New Jerseyans and law enforcement… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 1, 2020 | Comm Center News
ROMULUS — Seneca County first responders’ wireless communications will benefit from one of 22 new, purpose-built FirstNet cell sites and other network enhancements, which will be built in the town of Romulus.
This new infrastructure is part of the FirstNet network expansion taking place across the state, bringing increased coverage, capacity and capabilities for public safety…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 1, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
he FCC’s auction of Priority Access Licenses (PALs) in the 3550-3650 MHz Band (Vol. XVII, Issue 34) concluded last week. The auction consisted of 76 bidding rounds, with bidders winning 20,625 of 22, 631 available licenses. According to the Commission’s News Release, the gross proceeds exceeded $4.5 billion. This week, the Commission is expected to release a Public Notice detailing auction results and providing instructions for the post-auction procedures…
