by ECC Editor | Mar 15, 2020 | Comm Center News
CHESTERFIELD — The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) and medical technology company Masimo announced Chesterfield County Fire and Emergency Medical Services (CFEMS) will receive the Excellence in Fire-Service Based EMS award for its Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) program.
The MIH program utilizes specially-trained paramedics to address the needs of frequent users of the 9-1-1 system as well as residents who have unmet medical needs. The goal of the county’s MIH unit is to navigate the residents… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 14, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Clark County Commission is seeking construction bids for a new 911 Communications Center.
The commission announced this week they would be accepting bids. Construction companies interested in bidding must submit bids no later than 10 a.m. on Friday, March 27.
The Clark County Engineer’s Office estimates the project will cost around $1.3 million. The winning bid
by ECC Editor | Mar 14, 2020 | Comm Center News
BEATRICE – The City of Beatrice implemented its Incident Command Structure this week, as local officials monitor the Coronavirus.
No cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the local area, but Incident Command Team Leader, Fire and Rescue Chief Brian Daake says being prepared, is the goal.
“Pretty much to follow the same lines like last March, when we had the flood. We’ve got a group of stakeholders from various disciplines… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 14, 2020 | Comm Center News
ROCKLAND – The night of February 1, of this year, is not a night that Craig Dennison and Donald Holbrook III of Warren will soon forget. It was the night an ATV they were riding on crashed through the ice on Crawford Pond in Union. Knox Regional Communications Center dispatchers, sheriff’s deputies, fire departments and civilians all worked together to rescue the men… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 14, 2020 | Comm Center News
The figures were provided by the minister responsible for 9-1-1, Paulie Chinna, in the legislature on Thursday. Before November 4, 2019, the NWT did not have 9-1-1 – residents instead had to call local numbers depending on location.
Chinna, the minister for municipal and community affairs, said 29 percent of the 9,000 calls were seeking police assistance; four percent were related to health; and… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 14, 2020 | Comm Center News
CASPER Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) Telecommunicators are usually behind the scenes for all of the calls they receive. The call Amanda Munoz, telecommunicator, had with eight-year-old Delilah was different.
Delilah noticed her mom unconscious and called 911. In a recording of the call, she wasn’t answering Munoz’s questions so she proposed an alternative.
“Can you FaceTime me?” Delilah asked… READ MORE
