by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
LAKE COUNTY — Another piece of legislation has been added to a growing group of state bills currently in various stages of the legislative process that could change the impacts of future wildfire safety-related power outages carried out by utilities like Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
California Assembly Bill 2163, called the Rural Broadband and Emergency Infrastructure Grant Act of 2020, was introduced Tuesday by Assemblymembers Robert Rivas (D-Salinas), Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) and Devon Mathis (R-Visalia)…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 12, 2020 | Comm Center News
Fire Department dispatcher Cassandra Leavitt successfully completed the comprehensive Leadership Certificate Program offered by the APCO Institute.
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 12, 2020 | Comm Center News
The 9-1-1 Center provided an update to their investigation into the crash that killed two children and injured a woman and an infant after their vehicle became submerged in a pond on University Drive on December 31.
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 12, 2020 | Comm Center News
TUCSON, Ariz. — A new 911 system in Tucson is hoping to help reduce wait times.
On November 1, 2019, the Public Safety Communications staff implemented a new call triage system called Criteria Based Dispatch (CBD). This new system is a standardized questioning system designed to standardize questions and information. The result is a faster process to dispatch police or fire responders…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
Hinckley says, “It’s an energy pod or relaxation pod as I like to call it. The intention of that is just to get them out of that seat and get them somewhere where they can relax and check out for 20 minutes.”
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
They’re on the front lines from minor incidents to major accidents.