by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
Toronto Police Service will be adding a new piece of equipment to their arsenal in the new year, in the form of body-worn cameras.
Police Chief Mark Saunders gave his end of the year press conference on Friday, where he outlined his department’s achievements and challenges over the past year, as well as plans for the future.
[…] new hires to deal with an increase in calls to police, as well as the need to educate the public on what types of situations require a call to 9-1-1.
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
A 43-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed in Ballantyne early Saturday as dispatchers answering a 911 call heard gunfire and people arguing, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said.
William Johnston was shot about 6:45 a.m. in the 15000 block of Capricorn Lane and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a police news release. Capricorn Lane is off Providence…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
A 43-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed in Ballantyne early Saturday as dispatchers answering a 911 call heard gunfire and people arguing, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said.
William Johnston was shot about 6:45 a.m. in the 15000 block of Capricorn Lane and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a police news release. Capricorn Lane is off Providence…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
Emergency services will have to soon ensure they can pinpoint the location of people calling 911 for help on their cellphones.
The technically complex shift mandated by Canada’s telecommunications regulator to what’s called Next-generation 9-1-1 – or NG9-1-1 – should allow for a faster, more accurate system in which eventually data, photos, videos and text messages can flow.
“People mistakenly assume that when using a cellphone they’ll automatically know where you are…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 20, 2019 | Comm Center News
FORT SMITH, Ark. (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…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 20, 2019 | Comm Center News
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — As technology continues to evolve, 911 centers change with it.
Now your phone could make it easier to save a life. If you live in Rutherford County, you can now use your cell phone to video chat with 911 dispatchers.
Cassie Lowery with the Sheriff’s Office describes it has having eyes on the…
