by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 19, 2019 | Comm Center News
GAYLORD — Emergency dispatcher Christopher Martin of the Gaylord Regional Communications Center was named Dispatcher of the Year by the Michigan State Police Intelligence Operations Division Dec. 18.
Martin was formally recognized by the commander of the state police division, Captain Troy Allen.
In the recognition ceremony, Allen said Martin was recognized for aiding the center over and above his daily duties.
Martin is a communications training officer for the dispatch center and…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 19, 2019 | Comm Center News
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DATAMARK today announced that the Florida Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) selected DATAMARK to provide statewide educational workshops for Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) geographic information systems (GIS) readiness. Beginning in the first quarter of 2020, two workshops will be held in each of the four Florida NENA regions in the state: North Florida, Central Florida, South Florida, and West Florida.
The workshops are fully funded by the E911 Board, so there is not cost for…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 19, 2019 | Comm Center News
CLEVELAND (WJW) – A Cleveland dispatcher held a fundraiser to buy bed sheets for sexual assault victims.
Dispatcher Amanda Randolph says she understands that sexual assault victims have a lot to deal with when they go to the police to report what happened to them, so she took it upon herself to take one thing off their plate.
More times than not, victims have to turn over their bed sheets for evidence, leaving them without any….
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 19, 2019 | Comm Center News
WELLSVILLE — The “It’s a Wonderful Life in Wellsville” Christmas Celebration draws to an end at 7 p.m. Saturday with the Mel Mickle Memorial Fireworks display, but, who was Mel Mickle?
While there is some confusion over the name, Al Mosher, the new executive director of the Wellsville Area Chamber of Commerce says the official name is the Mel Mickle Memorial Fireworks, and that this year’s will be bigger than ever.
“We had rain during Evening Under the Stars so we cancelled those fireworks…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 19, 2019 | Comm Center News
An investigation by the Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority has found that a dispatcher incorrectly handled a 911 call prior to Kenneth Boone killing his father on Dec. 1 in Spring Lake Township.
The dispatcher who took Kenneth Boone’s original call coded it as “Priority 2, Mental Health Related,” according to Central Dispatch Executive Director Peter McWatters…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 19, 2019 | Comm Center News
OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich — (Grand Haven Tribune) – An investigation by the Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority has found that a dispatcher incorrectly handled a 911 call prior to Kenneth Boone killing his father on Dec. 1 in Spring Lake Township.
The dispatcher who took Kenneth Boone’s original call coded it as “Priority 2, Mental Health Related,” according to Central Dispatch Executive Director Peter McWatters…
