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…
by ECC Editor | Feb 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Western Iowa Tech’s Security Institute is looking for help from the county for a major repair project.
That building hosts Woodbury County’s communications center and emergency management offices.
The college is looking to make repairs to the building’s foundations and… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
Residents who want to receive emergency alerts from the city of Dublin will need to register by Feb. 15.
The city has used Code Red for the past 11 years for its Dublin Emergency Calling System, said Lindsay Weisenauer, public-affairs officer for the city.
The contract with Code Red ends Feb. 15, and anyone who is signed up to receive alerts from the city and wants to… READ MORE
