by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 24, 2019 | Comm Center News
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – Earlier this month, Prestonsburg Enhanced 911 broke ground on an overhaul and upgrade of its Police/Fire/EMS Communications Center.
The center has not received an upgrade in more than 20 years.
The upgrade allows the creation of three dispatcher positions.
Officials said this will provide better and faster responses to Prestonsburg and North Floyd Fire Protection District needs.
The positions will now be outfitted with state-of-the-art…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 24, 2019 | Comm Center News
MERIDEN — A Naugatuck officer talked a teenager down off a bridge in Portuguese. A Litchfield County police department helped take down a drug trafficking organization bringing narcotics into northwestern and central Connecticut. A state police dispatcher persuaded a suicidal man in Prospect to unload his pistol after 45 minutes. An officer and state trooper…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 24, 2019 | Comm Center News
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct 24, 2019– Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced the launch of APX NEXT ™, its next-generation mission-critical Project 25 (P25) public safety radio with LTE for enhanced communications and data-centric application services. The company also announced ViQi ™, a public safety virtual assistant that provides vital information to first responders in the field and allows users to operate APX NEXT via voice control.
Motorola Solutions’ Next Generation APX NEXT Smart Radio Brings New Intelligence and Technology to Public Safety
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by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 23, 2019 | Comm Center News
BULLHEAD CITY — A special 9-year-old was singled out for recognition at Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Bullhead City Fire District governing board.
Breizon Roebuck was presented with a Young Hero Award by Fire Chief Patrick Moore, for her actions during a Sept. 13 structure fire.
Breizon called 911, BCFD public information officer Lori Viles said, giving the dispatcher…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 23, 2019 | Comm Center News
YATES — The investigation into a fatal fire on Route 18 took an unexpected and odd twist as the fire somehow rekindled overnight and destroyed what was left of the house.
“It rekindled about 2 a.m. and was fully involved when firefighters arrived,” Orleans Undersheriff Christopher Bourke said.
Bourke praised the work of emergency dispatchers…
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 23, 2019 | Comm Center News
Congratulations to our Portsmouth Firefighters who were promoted and sworn in tonight at our family and friends oriented ceremony at the Portsmouth Police Station. We are proud to announce the promotion of Howard Tighe to Assistant Fire Chief.
Firefighter Daniel Michell, Firefighter Vincent Derobbio, Firefighter Jordan Smith, Firefighter Woodbine, Firefighter/Dispatcher Eric Atkinson…
