by ECC Editor | Mar 7, 2020 | Comm Center News
The family was driving from DeBary to a hospital in Altamonte Springs about 4 a.m. Monday when the baby decided he wasn’t waiting.
The father, Jonas Wonder, pulled into a gas station at 399 S. Charles R. Beall Blvd. in DeBary and called 9-1-1. The Wonder’s other two children, 5-year-old Giavana and 17-month-old Vincent, were in the back seat. Giavana tossed a blanket to the front seat to help.
Jonas Wonder reached telecommunicator Norris who worked to keep everyone calm and gave the family… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
Raises pitched to avert 911 staffing crisis.
A 12-person task force has come up with six ideas they think could guarantee functional 911 services in Teton County well into the future.
Town councilors and county commissioners heard the pitch at Monday’s joint information meeting, about four months after Sheriff Matt Carr told commissioners his dispatch staffing levels had dipped so low that 911 calls could start going unanswered… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
LAKE PROVIDENCE — First responders in the East Carroll Parish area are getting a major boost in their wireless communications with the addition of a new, purpose-built cell site. The site — located in Lake Providence — is part of the Plus, the new FirstNet site will give area first responders access to the fastest overall network experience.
FirstNet is the nationwide, wireless communications platform dedicated to America’s first responders and public safety community. Mandated by Congress, it’s designed to strengthen and modernize public safety communications, helping first responders…
by ECC Editor | Mar 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
MACo Associate Director Kevin Kinnally this week testified in support of HB 934 (CF SB 838) – Public Safety – 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System before the House Ways and Means Committee. This bill will help Maryland continue its move toward Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911), deliver these services equitably across the state, and generally strengthens the statutory framework that governs the state’s 9-1-1 system… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
Sumter County has selected CenturyLink Inc. to deliver a new 911 system that will modernize the county’s emergency call management system to a Next Generation 911platform.
The new NG911 system will support enhanced communication capabilities, such as the ability to send texts and images to 911 call centers, that will provide first responders with additional information so they can better assist during an emergency… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – A new radio system is coming to the Quad Cities, improving coverage in the area and communication between first responders.
TV6 spoke to the Director of the Scott Emergency Communications Center, Dave Donovan. He said the new system creates seamless communication between various agencies and a more reliable system for coverage… READ MORE
