by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 22, 2019 | Comm Center News
DENVER (AP) — Seven employees of Denver’s public safety agencies have taken their own lives over the past two years, a rate several times above the national average for all citizens.
The seven included two members of the Denver Police Department, three staff members of the Denver Sheriff Department, one Fire Department employee and one 911 dispatcher.
“We’ve seen this rise in suicide nationally,” said Emily Lauck, who oversees the Department of Public Safety’s wellness programs…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 22, 2019 | Comm Center News
FORT SMITH, AR (KFSM ) — A former Fort Smith 911 dispatcher accused of mishandling a call with a drowning woman has been cleared of wrongdoing following an internal investigation.
The investigation was conducted by the Fort Smith Police Department and Fire Department.
Reports state that though operator Donna Reneau may have violated policy by being rude to Debbie Stevens at times, she had done nothing that would have warranted her termination had she still been employed with the Fort Smith Police Department…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
Emergency services will soon need to make sure they can locate people who are calling 911 on their phones.
The technically complex shift that the Canadian telecommunications authority prescribes to the so-called next-generation 9-1-1 – or NG9-1-1 – should enable a faster and more accurate system in which data, photos, videos and text messages can ultimately flow…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
TORONTO – Emergency services will need to ensure that they can quickly determine the location of people calling 911 for assistance on their cell phones.
The technically complex shift mandated by the Canadian telecommunications regulator in what is called the next generation 9-1-1 – or NG9-1-1 – should allow for a faster, more accurate system in which it can eventually data, photos, videos and text messages flow. .
“People mistakenly assume that when you use a cell phone, they will automatically know…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
FORT SMITH, Ark. — A former Arkansas 911 dispatcher accused of mishandling a call with a drowning woman was cleared of wrongdoing following an internal investigation.
The investigation was conducted by the Fort Smith Police Department and Fort Smith Fire Department.
Reports stated that though operator Donna Reneau may have violated policy by being…
