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…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 3, 2020 | Comm Center News
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) – Governor Mike Dunleavy has signed Administrative Order No. 317, establishing the 911 and Dispatch Consolidation Working Group.
Its purpose will be to conduct a thorough analysis and make recommendations related to 911 and Alaska State Troopers dispatch consolidation.
“Public safety is job number one. All Alaskans have a stake in how 911 works so making sure we have a functioning 911 system…
by ECC Editor | Jun 3, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
Many measures implemented initially in reaction to demands associated with the COVID-19 pandemic likely will become long-term components of public-safety communications, particularly in the 911 arena, public-safety representatives said during a recent webinar.
Mel Maier, captain of the emergency communications and operations division of the Oakland County (Mich.) Sheriff’s Office, said the COVID-19 situation has illuminated the need for interoperability between public-safety answering points (PSAPs) that allows for efficient transfers of information and resources… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jun 3, 2020 | Comm Center News
Demolition and site work for Williams County’s emergency services project will be getting under way soon, after Williams County Commissioners approved a maximum of $3.58 million toward the initial phases of construction for a joint Emergency Operations Center.
The amount was among cost estimates presented to Williams County Commissioners for the project, which Director of Communications and GIS Helen Askim said are maximum cost estimates and are expected to come in lower than listed… READ MORE
