by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 16, 2019 | Comm Center News, Stories
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WJW) — A photo of a police dispatcher cuddling with a cat at the shelter is quickly going viral.
According to the Bloomington Police Department in Indiana, Matt Smith stopped by the shelter this week to take some photos for the “Furever Friends” project. While there, he met five-year-old Nevada who has been there for nearly 100 days.
“We weren’t sure if she liked strangers and we didn’t want to push her out of her comfort…
by ECC Editor | Nov 16, 2019 | Comm Center News
HILLSBORO, OR (KPTV) – A new 911 dispatch center in now under construction in Washington County.
Police, firefighters, and emergency responders were all there to celebrate the groundbreaking in Hillsboro Thursday afternoon.
The center will feature technology to boost communication flow, allowing first-responders to react even quicker.
It’s even being built to withstand a major earthquake… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 16, 2019 | Comm Center News, Stories
5-year-old Nevada has [been] at the shelter for 97 days
BLOOMINGTON – When dispatcher Matt Smith went to the animal shelter to take some photos for the Bloomington Police Department, he had no idea he would find a new mission.
“Five-year-old Nevada had been waiting on a home for 97 days,” the Bloomington Police Department posted on social media… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 16, 2019 | Comm Center News
Lyon County Commissioners approved payment for a new emergency alert system for Lyon County first responders during their weekly action session Thursday.
Lyon County Emergency Communications Center Director Roxanne Van Gundy made the request of payment for the installation of Hiplink an emergency alert system which will essentially replace the county’s current Active 911 system. Van Gundy says discussions on the new system began following…READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 16, 2019 | Comm Center News
SALEM — Dispatcher Rachael Haller of the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office recently completed a course with the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.
Haller and her classmates graduated from Basic Telecommunications #BT116 Nov. 15 during a ceremony at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem. Marcela Haack, the city of Grants Pass 911 operations manager, served as guest speaker.
The three-week course included emergency call handling techniques, stress management, ethics…
by ECC Editor | Nov 15, 2019 | Comm Center News
Sales Tax: Measure Increases Sales Tax by One Tenth of 1 Percent
A sales tax increase that would help fund replacements and upgrades for Thurston County’s primary emergency communication system, owned and operated by Thurston 911 Communications (TCOMM 911), was passing with wide support nearly a week after election day.
On Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, the ballot measure, known as Proposition 1, was passing overwhelmingly with 73.12 percent approval and 26.88 percent against. Early counts show that more than 50,000 voters… READ MORE
