City to break ground on Public Safety Complex on June 17 (TX)

The public is cordially invited to attend a Ground Breaking Ceremony scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on June 17, for the new City of Jacksonville Public Safety Complex.

The facility will be built on city-owned property at the corner of S. Bolton St. and Devereaux St.

The 27,365-square-foot complex will cost about $9 million and will be funded by the General Fund debt service…

Priority Dispatch, PulsePoint Partnership Allows Dispatchers to Guide Callers to Closest AED (UT)

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…

All Things ECC to feature Schedule Express in Facebook Live conversation

First responders operate regularly around the unpredictable and the chaotic, too often with limited resources and in challenging circumstances. Thursday June 11th at 10am pacific, we’ll sit down with Greg Kandel, co-founder of Schedule Express, and Jason Klink, a former user, to discuss the impact and relief that comes with implementing an automated scheduling software designed to save time, money, frustration, and help agencies invest back in themselves.

As a co-founder of Informer Systems, Greg Kandel brings 33 years of public safety technology solution experience. Prior to Informer Systems Greg was with Verizon promoting communications solutions.

Jason Klink brings 25 years of experience as a first responder. Having been a firefighter, fire chief and emergency communications supervisor he has a unique perspective on how technology, such as Schedule Express, brings value to the public safety industry.

Please join us on the All Things ECC Facebook page this Thursday to hear more about what Schedule Express has to offer.

CFD earns second consecutive Class 1 rating (GA)

“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 …

Douglas County 9-1-1 Emergency Services Launches New Service Allowing 9-1-1 Callers to Share Health Data (NV)

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

Killeen council to hear from community partners, chief tax appraiser Tuesday (TX)

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…