by ECC Editor | Jan 25, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
Oakland, Calif., has selected Motorola Solutions’ new cloud-based “Disaster Recovery as a Service” (DRaaS) solution as an alternative method to access the PremierOne CAD system in the event of an earthquake, wildfire or other incident that causes the on-premise infrastructure to be unavailable.
City of Oakland CIO Andrew “Pete” Peterson said that he believes having the communication center’s recovery housed in the cloud—a virtual communications center—makes more sense than building and maintaining a separate physical… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska legislators have proposed changes to key elements of the state’s Village Public Safety Officer Program.
One in three communities in the state has no police of any kind, Anchorage Daily News reported Friday in partnership with ProPublica.
The Department of Justice subsequently declared the public safety gap a federal emergency, officials said…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
“Pittsylvania County 911, what’s the address of the emergency,” Glenna Caldwell recited into her headset, just as she had done time and time again.
“We need police right away … them gang members are shooting my husband, hurry up!” a hushed, garbled voice whispered back.
Then another fearful, youthful voice…
by ECC Editor | Jan 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
Governor Larry Hogan plans to fund renovations, construction of Frederick County training center
FREDERICK, Md (WDVM) — Governor Larry Hogan plans to hand down more than a million dollars for improvements to the Frederick County Public Safety Center.
The public safety center is used by hundreds every single day.
“On a daily basis it’s not uncommon for 200 people to come in and out of this building receiving some sort of training,” explained Frederick County Fire and Rescue Acting Chief Tom Coe… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jan 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
ELLSWORTH — On Jan. 13, councilors approved $25,000 in matching funds for a design study that will look at connecting the city’s bike/pedestrian path that ends on Birch Avenue to the Down East Sunrise Trail, the mixed-use path that terminates on High Street near Beals Avenue.
[…] Councilors also unanimously approved continuing to contract with the Hancock County Regional Communications Center (RCC) for overnight dispatch services, which Police Chief Glenn Moshier said… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
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