by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 3, 2019 | Comm Center News
“The epitome of professionalism.”
Those are the words Lincoln City Police Chief Jerry Palmer used to describe Dispatch Supervisor Paul Compton.
Compton was recently recognized for 15 years of service in Lincoln City. He began his career as a Dispatcher during his service in the Marine Corps, and after completing his four year enlistment, he was hired to dispatch for LCPD in 2004.
During his 15 years in the Dispatch Center, he has been a Dispatch Field Training Officer (FTO)…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 3, 2019 | Comm Center News
MANSFIELD – The Journal-News Independent is continuing the Mansfield’s News’ longtime support of the West Side Benevolent Circle’s holiday gift drive this year through its Gifts of Hope campaign. Over the next few weeks, the Journal-News will share stories about West Side and its work, collect donations and publish names of donors in print and online at Wicked Local Mansfield. Donations, made out to West Side Benevolent Circle, may be sent to the Mansfield News, 5 Cohannet St., Taunton, MA 02780.
Each year many Mansfield organizations turn their efforts to support the West Side Benevolent Circle’s annual holiday drive…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 3, 2019 | Comm Center News
NEW PHILADELPHIA – A local highway patrol dispatcher is being honored for his outstanding service in 2019.
William “Willie” Courtright has been selected as the New Philadelphia Post’s Dispatcher of Year and the Cambridge District’s Telecommunications Award recipient. Dispatcher Supervisor Jennifer Moran says Courtright was chosen by troopers, fellow dispatchers selected the 40-year-old West Lafayette native and Ridgewood graduate…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 3, 2019 | Comm Center News
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec 3, 2019–
Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE:AVYA), a global leader in solutions to enhance and simplify communications and collaboration, today announced it has been awarded with Frost & Sullivan’s 2019 North America Product Leadership Award in the enterprise safety solutions market for Public Safety Solutions.
Frost & Sullivan honored Avaya and its Public Safety Solutions at its “Excellence in Best Practices” awards gala held December 2, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas.
The firm recognized the Avaya SENTRY™ solution by 911secure and Avaya’s deployment of the RapidSOS NG911 Public Safety Clearing House in 2019…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 3, 2019 | Comm Center News
Are you interested in learning how 911 works, or interested in meeting the 911 dispatchers who answer your local emergencies? Interested in a career as a 911 dispatcher? Join them for cookies with communications from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at the Darrin Reed Room at the Public Safety Headquarters, 411 E. Deuce of Clubs in Show Low. They are hiring. To become a dispatcher you must be…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 2, 2019 | Comm Center News
Since Tucson combined its police and
fire communications centers in 2018, hold times for 911 calls to police
have been cut by three-fourths.
The
city has also upgraded its technology to dispatch multiple fire units
from different stations to multiple calls at the same time, which is
expected to reduce response times.
Another change makes Tucson the second U.S. city to standardize questions police operators ask 911 callers, providing officers with more consistent information during emergencies.
The changes should speed up the process for Tucsonans in need of assistance and give greater assurance that the correct personnel will be dispatched ….
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