by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 1, 2019 | Comm Center News
EFFINGHAM, S.C.
— The Florence County Emergency Management Division will be ringing in
the new year with some enhancements to the county’s 911 system — at
least one of them is already in use by several pizza-delivery
restaurants and ride-hailing businesses.
The
most “visible” of the upgrades will allow communications officers to
view the location of callers in real time with enough accuracy that
they’ll be able to tell officers in which corner of a house the caller
is located.
Mitch Fulmore, 911/Central Dispatch manager, said….
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by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 1, 2019 | Comm Center News
CHICAGO (CBS) — CBS Chicago is proud to be a sponsor of the Red Cross Heroes Breakfast – an event honoring those who go above to help those in need.
This year, a woman from South Shore is nominating Lauren Trylovich, the 911 dispatcher who answered her call after her sister became unresponsive.
The two met recently with our cameras rolling.
As CBS 2’s Jim Williams reported in October, Amena Karim reached out to us…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 1, 2019 | Comm Center News, Jobs
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department is looking for radio dispatchers.
The salary starts at $43,000 a year. You must have a high school diploma and be able to type 35 words per minute.
The deadline to apply is Friday. For more requirements or to apply, click here.
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 1, 2019 | Comm Center News
RACINE — As temperatures drop and winter approaches, a Racine tradition hopes to help the homeless find a little warmth this season.
While strolling through Downtown Racine during the winter, maybe you’ve seen the homemade scarves and hats hung on trees or fences, attached with a note that reads: “I am not lost but I am happy YOU FOUND ME! I was handmade for you by someone who cares. If you are cold and need me, please TAKE ME! God Bless.”
About 150 scarves and other cold weather items were…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 30, 2019 | Comm Center News
According to a Friday news
release from the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, the Alaska Department of
Public Safety wants to move all emergency services dispatcher positions
from Ketchikan to Anchorage by July 2021, but the borough is looking for
a way to keep those jobs local.
Relocating
the seven positions would be part of a DPS project to lay a foundation
for a statewide Enhanced 911 emergency system — a system with more
sophisticated location services that lets dispatchers know where
wireless callers are calling from.
The initiative would consolidate dispatch services from Ketchikan, Wasilla and Soldotna into one state-owned facility in Anchorage, with the goal of….
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 30, 2019 | Comm Center News
RACINE — As temperatures drop
and winter approaches, a Racine tradition hopes to help the homeless
find a little warmth this season.
While
strolling through Downtown Racine during the winter, maybe you’ve seen
the homemade scarves and hats hung on trees or fences, attached with a
note that reads: “I am not lost but I am happy YOU FOUND ME! I was
handmade for you by someone who cares. If you are cold and need me,
please TAKE ME! God Bless.”
About
150 scarves and other cold weather items were handcrafted by Racine
County Communications Center dispatchers, who want to help the homeless
population stay warm.
“With our job, we know there are a lot of homeless people out there,” said Patti Cruz, a …..
