by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 8, 2020 | Comm Center News
“Under communications, Bartow 911 under Sheriff Millsap saw a very positive growth gaining three points out of 10 since our survey in 2015,” Carter said. “This is directly related to our citizens approving the SPLOST vote that allowed us to build a new radio communication platform and Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system.
“Firefighters now can look at live information from the dispatcher while they are rolling down the road on an emergency call. They can see the hydrants …
by ECC Editor | Jun 8, 2020 | Comm Center News
Douglas County 9-1-1 Emergency Services is pleased to announce another enhancement to our next generation 9-1-1 service.
We have partnered with RapidSOS to bring enhanced 9-1-1 services to the residents and visitors of Douglas and Alpine Counties.
Through RapidSOS, Apple and Android users can choose to share their Health App data during a 9-1-1 call and only during a 9-1-1 call… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 8, 2020 | Comm Center News
Three agencies — the Bell County Health District, Bell County Communications Center and the National Mounted Warfare Museum — will present their reasons to the Killeen City Council on Tuesday about why they should receive city funding for their fiscal year 2021 budgets.
The communications center, which handles dispatch of 9-1-1 calls for emergency service, proposes a $9.2 million budget, which they are asking Killeen to contribute 16% or $1.5 million. According to their…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 8, 2020 | Comm Center News
KEY ACTION Council asked Solicitor Brett Hillyer to draw up a resolution that would allow the village to use Regional EMS, a new business that was recently formed in Carroll County and is a non profit business, for emergency calls.
DISCUSSION Passing a resolution at the June session would make Regional EMS the first responders to EMS calls. 9-1-1 dispatch would also have to be notified that they are on duty and would be first to be dispatched to EMS calls within the village. There would be no cost to the village as bills would be sent to the person’s insurance…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 8, 2020 | Comm Center News
Hancock County is working through options to put up a radio communications tower to enhance the reception for public safety departments’ communication.
“At this point, we’re still just talking about it,” Supervisor Chairperson Sis Greiman said.
Hancock County Emergency Management’s Andy Buffington gave the board of supervisors an update on the radio infrastructure project after they had discussed it a few months ago…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 8, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Dunleavy administration’s controversial plan to move Ketchikan’s public safety dispatchers to the Mat-Su is raising concerns about reliable emergency communications for Southeast Alaska’s villages.
The state’s consolidation plan, announced a day after the city approved the deal, would shutter regional and contracted dispatchers in Ketchikan and on the Kenai Peninsula.
It would leave two regional centers: one in Fairbanks in the north and a new dispatch center in the Alaska State Trooper’s post in Palmer handling all of Southcentral and Southeast…
