by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 13, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
WASHINGTON, DC, USA, March 11, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT), the leading trade association for providers of emergency communications, software, and emergency response technologies, announced the second in its continuing series of evaluation and best practices white papers on the management of cloud technology; “Public Safety Grade Data Centers Evaluation Guidelines Series; Step 2 – Rising of the Cloud.”
In keeping with tradition from our first Cloud paper, iCERT released Step 2 to the National Association of State 911 Administrators (NASNA) for their members’ use before general distribution…
by ECC Editor | Mar 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
To limit potential exposure and transmission of the coronavirus, deputies and detectives may ask residents to step outside of their homes if possible.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office will modify the way it responds to calls for service as a precaution to limit the spread of the coronavirus, officials announced on Thursday.
The agency advises citizens to continue calling 9-1-1 in emergency cases… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron fired Public Safety Director Kevin Lauer on Monday for philosophical differences, records suggest.
A human resource document said Lauer lost his job as Rutherford’s first public safety director because of a “conflict of interest between employee and county as to goals and vision for the county.”
The document also said Lauer failed “to keep mayor informed of whereabouts.”
Lauer had been on the job just nine months…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
JOHNSON COUNTY, KS (KCTV) – Inside the Johnson County Emergency Communications Center, some dispatchers are handling calls for law enforcement which would include calls like a robbery or a shooting. Others are answering calls for fire and medical needs. The dispatchers answering those calls are asking new and important questions.
Before firefighters or MED-ACT leave their station, dispatchers are assessing emergencies…
by ECC Editor | Mar 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
SALT LAKE CITY – (ABC4 News) One of the most convenient ways to get to and from home, work, school or even a night out is a rideshare. While the convenience is nice, there’s also a slight chance you could run into a scary situation.
To enhance the safety for both riders and drivers, Uber has launched a new text 9-1-1 feature in the following Utah counties… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
New information has been released on plans to build a Public Safety Complex in Elkhart.
The city has rejected the former Bayer plant as the place to build its new public safety complex, which will house four different public safety departments.
It will combine Elkhart’s police department, the 911 Communications Center, Emergency Management and the administration offices of the fire department under one roof…
