by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 27, 2019 | Comm Center News
RANGELY | The
small meeting room at Rangely Town Hall was filled to capacity Tuesday
with 911 emergency services professionals, police, fire, EMS, town
employees, elected officials and concerned citizens to listen to Rio
Blanco County Emergency Manager Ty Gates present the “State of 911
Communications.”
In 2018 the
Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) began negotiations with
vendors to develop and install a statewide Emergency Services Internet
Protocol Network (ESInet) system that will accommodate NG911 and
geospatial location technology. Centurylink was awarded the contract in
January 2019 and released new 911 tariffs and a timetable for
installation throughout the State of Colorado. Currently Centurylink is
the only company offering 911 service.
ESInet is a separate internet designed for emergency services and is the technical backbone of the NG911 system. ESInet is a critical first….
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 27, 2019 | Comm Center News
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM)- The 911 Communications Division was recognized
at the 2019 Texas Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Conference this Nov.
26.
In a press release, officials state the award came after the
outstanding professionalism with which the Communications Center
performed during the events of August 3.
“This speaks volumes about the outstanding quality of service that
our 911 Center provides to our community, not only on August 3 but every
day,” said Mario D’Agostino, Fire Chief of the El Paso Fire Department
in the release.
Officials say Public Safety Communicators Michele Acosta, Janet Estrella, and Bernadette M. Falcon Barba, each representing one of the three functions of….
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 27, 2019 | Comm Center News
Editors Note: Many ECC’s have work stations in the ECC’s to support expanded communications needs during disasters and large scale planned events.
Managed by the Blaine Police Department, ACS volunteers provide volunteer assistance during major Blaine events such as the Fourth of July, the Christmas tree lighting and the Ragnar Relay long distance race. But their real goal is to be able to communicate with the outside world in the event of an emergency or natural disaster.
This team of radio operators, known as the Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS), consists of 26 volunteers who are trained in the use of amateur or “ham” radios. They have licenses from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate ham radios at certain bandwidths or frequencies. The FCC issues different classes of licenses, and there is a test for each class.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 27, 2019 | Comm Center News
Editors Note: I am posting this story to show how unique many places are across our country. Many of you will think this is nothing less than “stupid” yet when you see the damage, injuries and sometimes death that can occur from hitting a large animal on a roadway you wold understand this is as important has any major traffic hazard. Knowing who to call is very important to removing the hazard.
MUHLENBERG COUNTY, Ky
The Muhlenberg County 9-1-1 Office is requesting that all livestock
owners in the county provide information regarding their animals.
They request that they are contacted at (270)
338-2000 and told of the address/location of the livestock, breed,
color, etc as well as the owner’s name.
Officials say… Read More
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 27, 2019 | Comm Center News
Chicago’s Office of Emergency
Management and Communications is investigating an incident involving a
stroke victim’s call to 911.
If you need an address you can more than likely find it on your smartphone in the time it takes for you to read this paragraph. But NBC 5 Investigates has learned that emergency dispatchers in Chicago do not have ready access to smart phones or other basic map resources if someone calling from a cell phone is unable to provide….
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 27, 2019 | Comm Center News
NEWTON – Detective Dan Finkle made a 911 call while standing in the Newton police dispatch center.
On
one computer screen, the 911 information showed his phone number and a
GPS coordinate, accurate to about 1,000 meters (two-thirds of a mile)
radius putting Finkle almost anywhere from Home Depot to the
intersection of Sparta and Diller avenues.
A second screen,
however, showed he was standing in the southwest corner of the municipal
building, just a couple of steps away from his office. The screen also
showed tons of personal information about the detective and his family
such as a medical condition and what hospital he wanted to be taken to.
“We’re the first ….
