by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 31, 2023 | Comm Center News
North Slope’s tribal organization asked for federal help with the response to the internet and cell outages that hurt several Arctic communities this summer after the fiber cable was damaged.
An undersea fiber optic line was severed by the sea ice on June 10, leading to outages in several communities, including North Slope’s Utqiagvik, Wainwright, Point Hope and Atqasuk. On Aug. 25, the Quintillion vessel arrived at the area of the break to start the repairs, but the estimate of how long the work might take was not yet available.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 31, 2023 | Comm Center News
On Saturday, Aug. 26, Fairfax County’s Department of Public Safety Communications, also known as 9-1-1, held its first Public Safety Day Open House.
Fairfax County 9-1-1 is Virginia’s largest public safety answering point and is recognized nationally for its public safety telecommunications services, training, technology, and policies and procedures. The employees of 9-1-1 are considered the First of the First Responders. The tagline of the department is “Fairfax County 9-1-1…always there…always ready…24/7/365.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 30, 2023 | Comm Center News
LEXINGTON, Ky. — COVID-19 is still here, according to health officials, and it’s touching homes, school systems, and now an emergency response center in Lexington.
Lexington’s health department is reporting a significant uptick in confirmed COVID cases around the city. One place dealing with cases first-hand is the Lexington Enhance 911 Center.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 29, 2023 | Comm Center News
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has authorized a communications team to assist with hurricane recovery in northern Florida.
Justin Koval, the communications technical manager, and Ricardo Garcia-Jimenez, the communications radio equipment technician are going to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, according to CCSO.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 29, 2023 | Comm Center News
Knox County 911 calls are now being answered somewhere else.
Since January, the Knox County Regional Communications Center has had four employees, when it should have 13. Rockport Fire Chief Jason Peasley said low pay and poor working conditions are to blame.
“We have dispatchers that work 92 straight days,” Peasley said. “Twelve hours a day without one single day off. Things are bad.”
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 28, 2023 | Comm Center News
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Two months after lightning directly hit the Bartholomew County E911 Emergency Management Center tower, the subsequent damage is still not completely fixed. But funds have been approved to make permanent repairs.
The early morning lightning strike on Saturday, July 1, caused extensive damage to electronic equipment at 131 S. Cherry St., as well as quite a bit of panic among county officials and first responders, center director Todd Noblitt said.
