by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 31, 2020 | Comm Center News
SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) – The Scott County E911 Communications Center has been awarded a $250,000 grant through the Missouri 911 Service Board.
The grant, along with other funds, will help Scott County 911 upgrade equipment, software, and other assets valuable to citizens of Scott County and agencies that the Center services.
Communications Director Angie Rodgers said, “This grant along with the other funding, will provide us with a long-term solution for our communications center and drastically improve reliability and networks for all agencies…
by ECC Editor | Jul 31, 2020 | Comm Center News
The City of Springfield and Clark County 9-1-1 dispatch centers will move toward combining in an effort to improve emergency services in the community.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 31, 2020 | Comm Center News
Tennessee, one of the states furthest along in adopting next-generation 911 technology, has hired a consulting firm to evaluate the cybersecurity preparedness of the state’s emergency call centers.
The company, Mission Critical Partners, said Wednesday that it will conduct assessments of Tennessee’s public safety answering points — at least those that opt into the review process — in search of vulnerabilities on an increasingly digital network…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 31, 2020 | Comm Center News
By Margie Moulin, APCO President
As I step into the role of APCO International President, I feel extremely honored at the chance to serve the membership of this great association. I would like to start my term by thanking all our members for this opportunity, and for the work that each of you has done throughout the challenges of 2020…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 31, 2020 | Comm Center News, Press Release
MAX Fire Station Alerting introduces functionality that strengthens the connections and congruence between dispatch and response teams
REDMOND, WASH. (PRWEB) JULY 29, 2020
Zetron, a global leader in integrated mission critical communications technology, today announced the release of the all new MAX Fire Station Alerting, an integrated communications system designed to provide a wide range of highly configurable alerting, automation, and emergency response management capabilities to public safety agencies of all sizes. READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 30, 2020 | Comm Center News
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The resolution to increase transparency within the Louisville Metro Police Department passed through the Public Safety Committee on Wednesday.
Sponsored by Metro Council President David James and Councilwoman Jessica Green, the resolution urges the adoption of policies to increase transparency into, and expedite closure of investigations involving police…
