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…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 19, 2019 | Comm Center News
MACOMB — The McDonough County Communications Board held a brief meeting on Tuesday to discuss the Fraternal Order of Police contract for the 911 dispatchers.
The board went into executive session to discuss the terms of the contract. The board did not take any action on the contract after coming back into open session. The terms of the contract were not disclosed at the time of the meeting…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 19, 2019 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Kenzie Capece, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority
Last week the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) held the bi-annual Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) meeting in Austin, Texas, bringing together more than 20 PSAC members. The FirstNet Authority leadership team also participated in the day-long meeting, including Board Members Paul Patrick, Mayor Billy Hewes, and Karima Holmes, as well as Executive Director Edward Parkinson and senior FirstNet Authority experts.
PSAC Chair Todd Early kicked off the meeting by recognizing PSAC members for their work in 2019 to ensure that first responders nationwide can access to FirstNet.
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