by ECC Editor | Feb 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
(ATLANTA) – The FirstNet Engagement Workshop will provide a hands-on opportunity for your agency to engage with the First Responder Network Authority to analyze how the network’s products and services can support your mission, communications capabilities, and operational protocols. The purpose of this workshop includes:
- Increasing awareness and providing updates on FirstNet’s capabilities, programs, and services
- Increasing agency awareness of current and future data usage, broadband needs, and potential for enhanced operations… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
PAGE, AZ — Members of the Arizona Corporation Commission told CenturyLink the company has about a month to fix service issues in Page before they take the next step that could lead to legal action against the company.
According to Page’s city manager, there have been several outages in the city and surrounding areas in the past few months. In January, an outage took down all the landlines and the city’s 911 system for 20 hours… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
Cayman’s 9-1-1 emergency call centre experienced a 200% increase in calls in the hour following last week’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake, according to officials.
The calls were from people reporting small fires, the smell of gas and alarms going off, as well as sinkholes and road damage, following the strong tremor that shook the Cayman Islands on Tuesday, 28 Jan., the Department of Public Safety Communication, which operates the 9-1-1 centre, stated in a press release… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
MONTGOMERY TWP — In an emergency, the first person you talk to when calling 911 may be the most important.
Montgomery Township’s officials greeted two of those key dispatchers last week, formalizing the appointment of a new police dispatcher and an upgrade in rank for another.
“It’s not a ‘welcome,’ it’s a promotion,” said supervisors Chair Tanya Bamford… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
LISBON — After a recent problem with an AT&T maintenance outage made it impossible for the dispatchers at the county’s 911 answering centers as well as other dispatcher to communicate with each other, the county 911 Emergency Service Committee on Thursday approved a possible solution.
When the system went down, all of the 911 calls still went to the county sheriff’s office, which is hooked up to an additional line that brings the calls on a line from Columbus in an emergency…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
Arapahoe County’s emergency dispatchers will receive more money and better benefits after they were designated Wednesday as first-responders just like sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and paramedics.
The move for the 36 dispatchers who answer 911 calls and communicate with those racing to emergencies was approved by the county’s board of commissioners, making Arapahoe one of the few counties in the United States to do so…
