by ECC Editor | Mar 21, 2020 | Comm Center News |
Hendersonville Mayor Jamie Clary and Sumner County Mayor Anthony Holt joined several other city and county mayors on Friday in declaring separate state of emergencies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed an emergency declaration on March 12. President Donald Trump declared the coronavirus a national emergency on March 13.
Eleven Sumner County residents have tested positive for the virus, according to the Tennessee… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 21, 2020 | Comm Center News
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Five-million dollars in state funds proposed to renovate a historic courthouse in Johnson City survived the last round of cuts as lawmakers rushed to pass a state budget amid concerns about the coronavirus.
Members of the Tennessee General Assembly approved a $39.8 billion state budget Thursday night which included $5 million to renovate the historic Ashe St. courthouse in Johnson City… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 21, 2020 | Comm Center News
HURON COUNTY — When someone calls for Huron County emergency services, they speak with a dispatcher located in their Bad Axe office to either talk them through a situation or call the police or fire department.
Those people on the other end of the line go through a lot on their job, burdened with the responsibility of keeping other people safe, yet do not get a lot of recognition for it.
Among them are Mary Krohn, the deputy director of emergency services for Huron County, who helps supervise day-to-day operations for the dispatch center. She has also spent the past 30 years as part of the dispatchers…
by ECC Editor | Mar 20, 2020 | Comm Center News
WRENTHAM — Email, phones and the internet have become the mode of keeping the town’s operations going in the midst of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis.
In an effort to help slow the spread of the virus, “and to promote the practice of social distancing,” all of the town’s public buildings are closed to the public until further notice as part of a local state of emergency called earlier this week by the Board of Selectmen and Town Administrator and Emergency Management Director Kevin Sweet… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 20, 2020 | Comm Center News
Two 911 Communicator shift partners of the DeKalb Emergency Communications District have been commended for their exemplary performance in handling an influx of emergency and non-emergency calls on a night of heavy rain and flooding last month.
Stephanee Wright and Kelsey Logan were singled out for the DeKalb 911 Telecommunicator Commendation by Bradley Mullinax… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 20, 2020 | Comm Center News
Tim Tenyeck’s day at work as a 911 dispatcher took a sudden turn when a women called with a weird question.
She wanted to order pizza and he quickly realized that she must’ve dialed the wrong number.
But the woman on the other side, Tiffany Urban, had done the right thing. When she said what topping she wanted on her pizza, Tim knew it was a matter of life and death…
