by ECC Editor | Mar 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
SAN DIEGO — Three children in San Diego County were recognized Monday for being 9-1-1 Youth Heroes by the nonprofit 9-1-1 For Kids.
It was an especially emotional ceremony for 12-year-old Callum Wagner and his parents. For the first time, he and his parents heard the 9-1-1 call Callum made last summer from their home in Alpine.
Callum said, “I just started crying,” because it made him sad to think of the day his mom nearly died… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield’s first selectwoman presented a budget Monday that she said will lay the foundation for the town to grow economic development, improve services and save residents money in the long run. But to get those things, they’ll have to pay a 2.58 percent tax increase for the coming fiscal year.
“It’s time for our community to step up and invest back into our town,” First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick said as she presented her… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 3, 2020 | Comm Center News
TEWKSBURY — The opening of a new regional dispatch center has been pushed back by several months.
The Northern Middlesex Regional Emergency Communications Center was originally set to open on Whipple Road next month, but the opening has been delayed to July 1 to allow time for employee training, according to Tewksbury Town Manager Richard Montuori.
The new 6,500 square-foot facility will house dispatch services for fire and police departments in Tewksbury and Dracut. The center will be staffed by a director, Kevin Lessard, who started in…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 3, 2020 | Comm Center News
The City of Fontana has been awarded a $300,000 grant through the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to increase resiliency during future Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events.
Many local residents and officials expressed concerns about the difficulties which were caused by the shutoffs during some severe windstorms last year.
City officials submitted the grant application after the Nov. 13, 2019 PSPS community meeting to…
by ECC Editor | Mar 2, 2020 | Comm Center News
An investigation into possible wrongdoing involving prescription medications is underway inside the St. Joseph County 911 Dispatch Center. The investigation involves accusations that a dispatch employee was providing medications to co-workers. St. Joseph County Police detectives gave been conducting interviews regarding the alleged activity and … READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 2, 2020 | Comm Center News
CINCINNATI — A dispatcher refused to send emergency help to an Ohio man experiencing an apparent stroke the night of Jan. 12. He ended up dying, and the next day, there was a new 911 call from his neighbor, demanding emergency services at least help remove the body from their apartment complex.
According to WCPO, College Hill City Manager Patrick Duhaney called the incident “a serious neglect of duty” in an email Monday, March 2 to the College Hill City Council, describing in detail the potentially life-saving steps…
