by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 13, 2019 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Tracey Murdock, Senior Public Safety Advisor
FirstNet is here, but that doesn’t mean that our work is done. To ensure the network evolves with the needs of our nation’s first responders, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) team is regularly engaging with public safety to learn how the network can best support their operations. One of our recent engagements allowed us to dive into the world of emergency management, where data is key to operational success.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 12, 2019 | Comm Center News
After a stroke victim was forced to call 911 multiple times when he couldn’t provide dispatchers with the address of his hotel, the OEMC is promising changes. NBC 5 Investigates’ Chris Coffey has the update. [VIDEO]
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 12, 2019 | Comm Center News
Three weeks after NBC 5 Chicago Investigates first exposed a controversial 911 call for help — in which a man was delayed in having dispatchers send an ambulance for nearly ten minutes — the City of Chicago now says “more should have been done,” to help him, and says it’s now making changes in its Office of Emergency Management and Communications as a direct result of NBC 5 Chicago’s investigation…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 12, 2019 | Comm Center News
NEW YORK (AP) – The Latest on the aftermath of a strong winter storm that hit the Northeast (all times local):
11:45 a.m. Police say the 16-year-old girl killed in a traffic accident during the snowstorm in New Hampshire was the daughter of a police department dispatcher.
Police say Ava Doris lost control of her car on a snowy Route 11A on Tuesday morning in Gilford and crashed into a tree. She was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Doris attended Gilford High School and played field hockey and lacrosse.
She was the daughter of dispatcher Tim Doris…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 12, 2019 | Comm Center News
In an ever-continuing problem for the Taber/Vauxhall RCMP detachment, 9-1-1 hang-ups are still plaguing officers.
With an RCMP delegation in council chambers for the M.D.’s regular meeting on Nov. 5, the issue was once again brought up as both council and the detachment search for answers.
In October’s RCMP report presented to council, 37 9-1-1 hang-ups were listed for the detachment.
“It seems that 9-1-1 hang-up number just keeps getting bigger…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 12, 2019 | Comm Center News
MICHIGAN CITY — A Michigan City officer who pulled a woman to safety after she was nearly swept away by high waves and dispatchers who spotted her via camera were honored Wednesday night.
Michigan City Officer Todd Pliske received the “Exceptional Service Award” at the Michigan City Police Department for his rescue at Washington Park last week…
