by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 3, 2020 | Comm Center News
A police dispatcher in New Jersey resigned Monday after posting a racist touch upon Fb a few black boy at a George Floyd protest.
In a photograph posted on Fb, the Eight-year-old boy is pictured at a protest in Boston on Friday holding a sign, “At what age do I am going from good-looking to a risk?”
The dispatcher, Marc Repace, commented, “17 give or take a 12 months or two” and “LMFAO utterly kidding.”
Repace, 21, used to be suspended Sunday from the police division in Woodbridge…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 3, 2020 | Comm Center News
Gallatin County voters have approved two tax increases to help pay for the 911 Dispatch Center and search and rescue operations.
In preliminary totals Tuesday night, the tax hike for the 911 Dispatch Center passed with 54.4% of voters in favor and 45.6%
The tax increase for the 911 Dispatch Center will raise property taxes by $16.20 a year for the owner of a $200,000 home and will bring in about $2.1 million annually.against. The increase for search and rescue passed, 62% to 38%…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 3, 2020 | Comm Center News
FIRSTNET is America’s public safety network.
That means first responders in all 50 states, 5 territories and the District of Columbia are gaining access to the only nationwide, high-speed broadband communications platform dedicated to and purpose-built specifically for them. And that’s why I am excited to announce that FirstNet has launched in the 3 Pacific territories — American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 3, 2020 | Comm Center News
Arlington County is planning to start regular testing of public safety personnel and critical employees, ARLnow has learned.
The county has acquired a rapid testing machine, which is currently undergoing a certification process. Once its accuracy is certified, it will be used to regularly test law enforcement, fire department and emergency communications personnel, as well as public health and other critical county employees…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 3, 2020 | Comm Center News
SOMA Global, a leading provider of Public Safety as a Service (PSAAS™), has contracted with the City of Whiteville Police Department to implement North Carolina’s first cloud-native Public Safety Solution, fully running on the AWS GovCloud.
“Our agency is excited to be the first in North Carolina to begin using SOMA’s platform,” said Whiteville Police Department’s Chief Douglas Ipock…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 3, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
Download PDFIntroduction: Emergency dispatchers report significant job stress, yet few controlled investigations examine their specific psychological complaints. Additionally, research examining the use of interventions directed at alleviating their work-related stress is limited.
Results: Twenty-three percent (23%) of the sample (n = 27) met criteria for PTSD. Engagement with PTSD Coach over a one-month period resulted in statistically significant decreases in PTSD symptom severity and other psychological indicators…
