by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
June 23 Webinar to Highlight Best Practices in Dispatching Citizen Response to Sudden Cardiac Arrest
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Emergency medical dispatchers across North America can now quickly direct 911 callers during time-critical cardiac emergencies to the closest automated external defibrillator (AED), thanks to the implementation of an AED geolocation plan by Priority Dispatch and the PulsePoint Foundation. The partnership between Priority Dispatch and PulsePoint allows 911 dispatchers to inform callers of the location of AEDs while using existing medical dispatch protocols within Priority Dispatch’s ProQA® software, with no changes to workflow—saving critical time during life-threatening emergencies…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
Each June, a new NENA Board of Directors is sworn in to help lead the association?s mission to improve 9-1-1 through research, standards development, training, education, outreach, and advocacy. Because the NENA 2020 Conference & Expo was moved from June to September, this year’s board installation ceremony will be conducted via Zoom…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
Santa Monica City Council voted Tuesday to begin the process of reforming the Santa Monica Police Department and reallocating some department funding to crime prevention programs.
Residents and business owners have criticized the department’s approach to a May 31 protest against police violence in downtown Santa Monica, saying SMPD focused on confronting peaceful protesters rather than stopping the looting, vandalism and arson happening a few blocks away. As of Wednesday morning, nearly 60,000 people had signed a petition asking the city to fire Police Chief Cynthia Renaud…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2020 | Comm Center News, Report
US authorities will investigate interference in police radio communication, government websites and networks used by law enforcement and other government officials during protests over the death of George Floyd, an African-American man, who died in police custody at the hands of a white officer. Authorities did not provide any information on who was behind these disruptions or the way they were carried out, but said they were concerned about the hacking of police communication.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a fact sheet on telephony denial of service attacks (TDoS) and how stakeholders can prevent these threats from disrupting public safety operations. CISA said Tuesday that TDoS attacks are meant to overload the networks of emergency communications facilities such as 911 dispatch centers through various attack vectors.
The guide, titled “Cyber Risks to 911: Telephony Denial of Service”, provides…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State University Police and Public Safety (UPPS) has appointed Iris Richardson as the department’s first director of diversity, equity and inclusion, following a national search that began in 2019.
Iris Richardson has been named Penn State University Police and Public Safety’s first director of diversity, equity and inclusion. In this newly added position, Richardson will be committed to developing overall diversity, equity and inclusion programming for UPPS while also serving the Penn State community…
