by ECC Editor | Feb 1, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
AT&T expects to complete 80% of the contracted buildout of the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) “in the coming months,” an AT&T executive said yesterday.
AT&T Chief Operating Officer (COO) John Stankey made the statement during the company’s quarterly earning call with financial analysts while discussing company officials’ belief that AT&T will add more wireless users in 2020 than it did in 2019… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 1, 2020 | Comm Center News
| NENA invites members of the 9-1-1 community to submit nominees to represent stakeholder interest categories on the NG9-1-1 Interoperability Oversight Commission (Commission). This body will provide independent oversight of the PSAP Credentialing Agency (PCA) and the Forest Guide, two functional elements required to be operated centrally for NG9-1-1 to work according to prevailing standards. These requirements come from specifications developed under NENA’s standards Development Group (NDG) and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)… |
by ECC Editor | Feb 1, 2020 | Comm Center News
Chaves County commissioners and Mayor Dennis Kintigh are battling over the region’s emergency communications dispatch center.
At the same time, both sides also are saying that there should be more cooperation among the two government bodies.
Kintigh wants the Pecos Valley Regional Communications Center to be part of a proposed $35 million public safety complex that would be funded by general obligation bonds… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 1, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
Seaside dispatcher Jennifer Schermerhorn is among graduates of the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training 117th Basic Telecommunications Class.
The three-week course includes emergency call handling techniques, stress management, civil liability, ethics, criminal law, overview of fire-rescue and law enforcement operations, and a number of other topics. Upon completion of the… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jan 31, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
Following a disaster, the ability to communicate is critical. Emergency responders have to know the needs of a community to provide efficient, effective help.
“In the wake of a large-scale disaster, communication systems are usually a mess,” said Tech Sgt. Ian Crocker, Information Systems Analyst with the 10th Civil Support Team. “The CST’s communication packages provide a robust network for the responders on the… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jan 31, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
[…] As shown by a 2018 study in Houston, Texas, when firefighters were dispatched with EMS, firefighters were the first to arrive on-scene by almost 2 minutes in 46.7% of calls. Those two minutes can drastically improve outcome. So why not have a system that allows firefighters to communicate with both EMS en route and the local ED? … READ MORE
