by ECC Editor | Jun 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
Work on the new home of the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office is nearing completion, though Sheriff Timothy Carter said on Tuesday that some fine-tuning still needs to be done before the agency can begin moving into its new headquarters located on North Main Street in Woodstock.
Carter said Tuesday that it was his understanding that the project’s general contractor, Lantz Construction, of Winchester, was planning to apply for a temporary occupancy permit this week, while in the meantime “issues” regarding information technology systems, furniture… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
ROMNEY, W.Va. — Four employees of the Hampshire County 911 Center have tested positive for COVID-19.
The Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office said the tests were administered May 22-31.
Chief Deputy Nathan J. Sions said one 911 center employee tested negative during the same time frame.
“We have a total of 10 911 dispatchers,” Sions said. “As a result of this, all 911 staff was required to be tested at a drive-thru testing site… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 4, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
An enduring lesson for public safety leadership in recent years is that the public wants and expects accurate information, transparency.
It has been more than a week since mass protests and riots erupted in dozens of cities in the U.S. in response to the death of George Floyd.
In the days that followed, public safety leaders expressed their grief for Floyd, condemnation of the four former officers, and discussed their department’s commitment to justice, fairness and service on all available channels…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 4, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
Call it off-network, talk-around, simplex, one-to-one, one-to-many, or peer-to-peer for IT folks, it is all the same. Regardless of how good a network or series of networks is, there are times when those in the field need to take their communications off the network(s) and down to a local level. Public-safety radio communications began with one-way from the stationhouse to the vehicle and then evolved in the 1930s to two-way radio base station-to-mobile and then mobile-to-mobile. After a number of technological advances, we now have multiple networks…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 3, 2020 | Comm Center News
Two separate half-cent sales tax measures — one for the city of Neosho and one for all of Newton County — both succeeded at the polls Tuesday, according to complete but unofficial election results. Neosho city voters approved a half-cent sales tax for funding the city’s police and fire departments with a votes of 1,342 to 626, an approval rate of 68.19%. It is hoped to raise almost $1.3 million annually.
Newton County voters also approved a separate half-cent sales tax to fund services related to dispatching emergency calls and other emergency services, 4,501 to 2,422, passing with 65% approval. It is expected to raise almost $3.6 million annually.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 3, 2020 | Comm Center News
With a unanimous vote of the Scotts County Board, the county will take a major step forward in allowing 911 dispatchers to provide more assistance when emergency medical calls come in.
Since the county’s 911 communications center came into existence, 911 dispatchers have been using “guide cards” for medical dispatch. Each card outlines symptoms of various medical emergencies so the dispatcher can ask the right questions about the person’s condition…
