by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
Washington County plans to hire six
full-time 911 dispatchers, possibly by February, to help an emergency
communications staff that has logged hundreds of hours of overtime in
the past year, the dispatch center’s operations manager said.
The
county also is taking steps to help with supervisor shifts, which now
require overtime when someone is on leave, said Brian Albert, operations
manager for the 911 center.
The goal is to get 12 people per…
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 21, 2019 | Articles, Comm Center News
Consider a police officer arriving on the scene of a commercial burglary and immediately launching an unmanned aerial vehicle that can clear the roof of the structure in minutes. Or consider a firetruck arriving on a fire scene and a tethered drone with thermal camera launching from a cargo compartment that provides tactical information to the on-scene commander. In coming years, public safety agencies will operate unmanned aerial systems (UAS), also known as drones, on a routine basis.
The applications for the use of unmanned aircraft are evolving rapidly and public safety agencies that adopt this technology will find that UAS are a force multiplier and will be….
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
The Brentwood Police Department is responding to the city’s increasing population with a plan to hire additional officers.
The City Council recently approved the future increase of five police officers and two dispatchers.
The move is aimed at increasing…..
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
Peel police are once again reminding the public to use 911 calls appropriately.
On Oct. 20, police’s emergency services line received a from a resident, inquiring about Peel’s “emergency ride services.”
The resident told the 911 dispatcher that she was in a taxi heading to Union Station but, that she would not make in there on time for her train’s departure.
“I don’t know how you guys work with services in terms of that
because I’m in a taxi right now but it’s not gonna get me to the station
on time.”
She then continued to….
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
This week, the Hawkins County Emergency Communications District, or E-911, is retraining dispatchers to be able to give step-by-step instructions for different first aid situations after it was discovered the dispatchers lacked required training.
A special called meeting of the HCECD Board was held on Sunday to authorize $10,000 to be paid to trainer Dorothy Cave to retrain all the dispatchers in Association of Public Safety-Communications Officials training. The $10,000 cost will be paid through E-911 savings. Because of the lack of training, the E-911 was out of compliance with state law….
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
CORNWALL, Ont. — Unionized workers at an agency that helps foreign ships navigate the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway have walked out of the job, but management says it will strive to ensure the impact on commercial navigation is minimal.
The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees says its 13 members — 10 dispatchers and three office staff …
