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…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 8, 2020 | Comm Center News
Growing Up 9-1-1: A Teenager’s Perspective on Living in a 9-1-1 Family
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Being a kid or a parent in a public-safety household isn’t easy. You have to navigate the tough calls, exhausting schedules, and many difficult conversations. Attend this special NENA #WebinarWednesday to hear from Chloe, a 16-year old who has grown up in the 9-1-1 world, alongside her mother, Christine, a two-decade 9-1-1 veteran, as they share how they’ve created a strong, healthy 9-1-1 family…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 5, 2020 | Comm Center News
A letter from the state of Florida this week formally notified L3Harris of the state’s intent to renew the service agreement for the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) when the existing contract between the parties expires in a little more than a year.
“The State of Florida, acting by and through the Department of Management Services [DMS] and the Division of State Technology, is presenting this letter as notification of its intent to renew this service agreement,” according to a letter from the state to L3Harris that was released to IWCE’s Urgent Communications this afternoon…
by ECC Editor | Jun 5, 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 … READ MORE
