by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 5, 2020 | Comm Center News
MELVILLE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb 5, 2020–
February 5, 2020 — Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today, that during its second quarter of fiscal 2020, its subsidiary, Comtech Solacom Technologies, Inc., which is part of Comtech’s Commercial Solutions segment, has been selected to provide a Guardian Next Generation 9-1-1 call handling solution to the Northwest Central Dispatch System (“NWCDS”), an intergovernmental consolidated emergency dispatch system providing 9-1-1 services for several communities in northwest suburban Chicago. Financial terms were not disclosed…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 5, 2020 | Comm Center News
After an 18-month legal battle, Pinellas County settled a lawsuit with contractors over poor construction in the Public Safety Complex — an $81 million fortress built to withstand a Category 5 hurricane.
Last week, the county withdrew the lawsuit and reached a $1.1 million settlement with contractors in mediation, court records show. Prior to the…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Public Safety Center is being constructed in Maple, on a site in Community Park near the Regional Aviation and Technical Training Center.
When it is completed in early 2021, the facility will house all of Currituck County’s public safety departments under one roof.
Offices and classrooms will be used by the College of the Albemarle for instruction of its public safety programs…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
WORCESTER – The Worcester City Council meets Tuesday night, February 4.
Ahead of each City Council meeting, ThisWeekinWorcester.com [TWIW] will provide a preview to help keep readers informed of the on-goings of the city’s governing body.
Each preview will highlight items from the City Council agenda for that week that haven’t already been covered by TWIW…
by ECC Editor | Feb 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
Nearly two years since the mass shooting at an Antioch Waffle House when police were dispatched to the wrong restaurant, Nashvillians are still awaiting answers on any changes made at the Emergency Communications Center.
When attorney’s deposed the 9-1-1 director, she admitted to critical errors including first sending police to the wrong Waffle House… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
LE MARS, Iowa (KTIV) – The Plymouth County Communications Center received over 19,500 calls in 2019 with 6,000 of those being 911 calls. Now they are planning to add another dispatcher to the team to help with future calls like that.
According to Plymouth County Sheriff Mike Van Otterloo, with a handful of younger officers patrolling the streets, a lot more calls are coming through the call center.
Not only is there increased activity in Le Mars, but the surrounding towns and counties as well… READ MORE
