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 …..
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 30, 2019 | Comm Center News
PENDLETON — Dispatcher Hannah Foster of the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office received a letter of commendation for her response to an Aug. 4 emergency call.
In the letter, which was signed by Sgt. Eva Van Beek, Capt. Kathy Lieuallen, Sheriff Terry Rowan and Undersheriff Jim Littlefield,
Foster was recognized for her actions in taking a call from a man that
was having trouble breathing. The patient expressed his appreciation for
Foster’s kind and caring assistance — saying he was grateful she was
there in his time of need — to both
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 29, 2019 | Comm Center News
Imagine this: You are 14 years old, hiding under a table in the
school library, listening to distant gunshots. You hear the shooter in
the hallway nearby and realize the perpetrator is getting closer.
During an active shooter situation, exchanging information between teachers, students and public safety responders is critical for saving lives. Text-to-911, the ability to send SMS text messages directly to a 911 dispatch center, is one of the best ….
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