by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 9, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
Over the years, the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) has developed and published a large number of documents to provide Land Mobile Radio (LMR) and broadband network operators, public-safety users, and vendors with information that will assist them in providing features and functions needed by the public-safety community. For the most part, NPSTC committees are structured to enable anyone interested in a specific topic to participate in a committee’s activities and development of final work products…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 9, 2020 | Comm Center News
Therapy Animals: Helping 9-1-1 One Paw at a Time
Wednesday, August 26 | | 3PM Eastern (live) or On-Demand
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This webinar provides a replicable case study that shows how you can implement an employee-decompression plan, which includes therapy-dog visits as a part of a healthy PSAP environment. Attend to learn about:
- The positive impact the program had;
- Issues encountered and lessons learned during the program’s roll out; and
- The benefits of having a center pet and how that is managed in some center across the country…
by ECC Editor | Jul 9, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Decorah City Council has approved a ten-year lease to the 9-1-1 Board of space on the Decorah Business Park water tower. The 9-1-1 Board will install additional antennae on the water tower to improved Internet communications in the area, expanding the coverage for 9-1-1 communications and equipment.
Installation of the new equipment will be done by AcenTek. Using the city’s water tower for an antenna site will provide greater coverage and quality than a standalone tower would… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 9, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
In attempt to save more lives and make emergency response more efficient, more and more AR technologies ard adopted by governments. With augmented reality technology, digital information is overlaid onto a view of the real world via a headset, glasses or smartphone. AR can help first responders get information about the location they are moving through, providing structural layouts and even showing where doorframes and people are in smoke-filled environments. AR helmets and masks can also help with training…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 8, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
A 911 emergency dispatcher has one of the most challenging (and noble) jobs. Just like any other industry, the public safety sector has seen significant changes thanks to technological advancements. And emergency dispatch centers are no exception. Evolving technological changes have made the emergency dispatcher’s role much more efficient, allowing citizens to get the help they need faster.
Some of these technologies have seen widespread adoption throughout the country, while others are still new and being tested in a few dispatch centers. All of them have been built in mind to improve safety and reduce response times for emergency calls from citizens…
by ECC Editor | Jul 8, 2020 | Comm Center News
The city of San Francisco is being asked to take a stand against Karens.
Supervisor Shamann Walton introduced on Tuesday the Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies (or CAREN) Act, which would make it illegal to “fabricate false racially biased emergency reports.”
Over the last several weeks, examples of racial profiling have been recorded and made the rounds on social media, including instances of white women alleged to have used the threat of calling police against people of color… READ MORE
