by ECC Editor | Jan 31, 2020 | Comm Center News, Stories
On Memorial Day 2019, severe storms ravaged states from Idaho and Colorado to Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Forecasters estimate that nearly 55 tornadoes may have touched down across eight states in this region, and some of the heaviest damage occurred outside of Dayton, OH. Beavercreek Township, situated approximately 10 miles Southeast of Dayton, experienced an EF3 tornado with winds as high as 140 miles per hour. The tornado touched down in neighboring Montgomery County around 11pm, tearing through Greene County and leaving miles of destruction through Beavercreek and surrounding areas… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jan 31, 2020 | Comm Center News, Press Release
The product will be deployment ready out of the box and will include all needed software, hardware (e.g., server, eNodeB etc.) and installation instructions (both written and video). Polaris Networks has been in the product development business for over 15 years and we will develop MCTP with the same professionalism and rigor we apply to all our commercial products.
Polaris Networks currently markets and sells a product called “MCX Tester” which is used to test mission critical application… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jan 31, 2020 | Comm Center News, Stories
On the call to 911, a voice describes an emergency involving an infant.
She’s not breathing.
Emotion escalates. What can be done? How long before help arrives? Will she make it?
Among Bladen County’s trained elite, first responders act quickly. There’s a team, from the calm voice on the line of the 911 call to those responding to the dispatch.
Lawmen and paramedics who happen to be in or near Dublin will… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jan 31, 2020 | Comm Center News
ROSAMOND – Adding nearly 9,000 square feet in building expansions was the main action item for the Jan. 22 Rosamond Community Services District meeting.
“It’ll add additional secure space for the on site record storage and the cost of storing records off site will be cut,” said General Manager Steve Perez. “The space will also provide an EOC – an emergency operations center – a very important integral part of the expansion. In addition to record storage and storage for emergency supplies.”
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by ECC Editor | Jan 31, 2020 | Comm Center News
(La Vergne, TN) It has been one year since Chris Clark was officially installed as La Vergne’s second fire chief and since then there have been many internal and external changes that Chief Clark believes will help the department succeed over time.
[…] Recently, there has been an update to dispatch protocol to allow for quicker response times when someone calls 911. Our telecommunicators now provide the zone that incident is located… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jan 31, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News, Jobs
BRYAN, Texas — Brazos County is opening their hiring pool for 911 dispatchers. Those who excel at multitasking are encouraged to apply, because it is far more than just answering phone calls.
“We like to think of ourselves as the first on scene and the first first-responders,” said Halley Challis, telecommunicator specialist, team leader and trainer, social media coordinator for Brazos County… READ MORE
