by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 26, 2019 | Comm Center News
A police officer who was nearly killed when a gunman dragged him with a car, a trio of men in blue who revived a heart attack victim along with a group of firefighters who rescued a man overcome by freon fumes and two DPW workers who freed a trapped elderly driver are among several Englewood first responders recently honored for their heroism.
Police Officer Anthony Gallo had stopped two upstate New York men in a car last year when the driver ran off.
Gallo bolted after him while Officer Maciej Mlynaryk dealt with a…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 26, 2019 | Comm Center News
HIGH POINT, N.C. — 10 people shot in less than two days, resulting in two deaths in High Point.
The numbers don’t sit well, and neither does that fact that all this happened on the holidays: Christmas eve, and Christmas day.
But it doesn’t matter what day it is, 911 dispatchers go into each shift prepared to hear the worst day of somebody’s life. “A lot of the times people call us ‘the calm voice in the darkness,’ and that’s what we try to be to everybody …
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 26, 2019 | Comm Center News
A tax that Oregonians pay to fund 9-1-1 emergency services will go up in January for the first time in 25 years.
The emergency communications tax costs 75 cents per month on your phone bill, or 75 cents per transaction if you buy pre-paid minutes. That amount hasn’t changed since the tax first took effect in 1995.
Starting on January, 1, 2020, the 9-1-1 tax will go up to $1 per month or…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 26, 2019 | Comm Center News
They’re the first people you call when you’re experiencing an emergency but FOX 17 News has learned Metro Nashville 911 dispatchers are experiencing an emergency of their own. The Service Employees International Union – the union representing the dispatchers – tell FOX 17 News the department is experiencing a shortage.
The SEIU that has been in talks with the dispatchers says the city is in danger…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 25, 2019 | Comm Center News
Mila is a 17-week-old schnauzer who will be trained as a therapy dog
Fayetteville police officers and 911 dispatchers deal with stressful situations, and to help them get through those tough days is Mila.
Mila, a 17-week-old schnauzer, will soon be a therapy dog. In January, she will start the first part of her training, said Renee Thompson, who is Mila’s handler and the 911 center coordinator.
Mila is the second dog to serve as a therapy dog, joining a dog named Miranda who has been with both departments…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 25, 2019 | Comm Center News
Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.
Most of us would know how to help if we saw someone having a heart attack—we’d start CPR, or at the very least, call 9-1-1. But too few of us would know how to respond if we saw someone having a panic attack or if we were concerned that a friend or co-worker might be showing signs of…
