by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 27, 2024 | Comm Center News
Tompkins County 911 Center in Ithaca, NY, has recently been acknowledged by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) for its commitment to the safety of children. The recognition comes as a result of the center’s active participation in the Missing Kids Readiness Program, an initiative by NCMEC aimed at promoting best practices in responding to calls involving missing, abducted, and sexually exploited children.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 23, 2024 | Comm Center News
According to CNN, there have been at least 12 school shootings as of February 16, 2024. Seven people were killed and at least 19 injured. Nine attacks took place at K-12 schools, and the rest on college campuses.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 22, 2024 | Comm Center News
AT&T’s network went down for many of its customers across the United States Thursday morning, leaving customers unable to place calls, text or access the internet.
By a little after 3 pm ET, roughly 11 hours after reports of the outage first emerged, the company said that it had restored service to all impacted customers.
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 22, 2024 | Comm Center News
A high school in Colorado started a class this year to train teenagers to answer emergency calls in hopes of assisting in a shortage of 911 dispatchers.
Calhan High School, a public high school in Calhan, Colorado, started the new course this year in addition to their criminal justice courses.
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 20, 2024 | Comm Center News
Gates County leaders are considering a big step in addressing continued concerns with 911 dispatch in the county. During a rare Sunday session, commissioners directed county officials to consider consolidating 911 service with neighboring Perquimans County and potentially others.
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 17, 2024 | Comm Center News
BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio — Lawmakers at the Ohio Statehouse are continuing to listen to public testimony on the Safe and Reliable Texting Act, which would require specific technology that would ensure the texts Ohioans to send to dispatch are secure and encrypted.
