by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 13, 2019 | Comm Center News
After losing one of their own, Macomb County police needed a little puppy pick-me-up.
The result: doggy dispatchers for a day.
Erika Ladas, a dispatcher with the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office, died Tuesday after a crash with a deer and another vehicle. The 28-year-old had been working with the department since January.
To help out her co-workers, Macomb County Animal Control offered some assistance
“We could not turn down a visit from these sweet therapy puppies, the department said Friday on its Facebook page. “It helped our….
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 11, 2019 | Comm Center News
They are the first voices we hear when we call 911. But state lawmakers say Colorado has failed dispatchers when it comes to getting them help.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 11, 2019 | Comm Center News
It may have been much worse had it not been for the calmness of a
young 11-year-old girl who placed an important 9-1-1 call last summer.
On the afternoon of August 21, a fire broke out at the girl’s home in the 700 block of Charter Oak Street in South Pasadena.
At the time of the blaze, the home was being used as a licensed day care with six children inside.
While, Elsa Durrett’s mother, Denise, was ensuring that the children
were able to exit safely, Elsa made one of the initial 9-1-1 calls “and
was able to provide very accurate, detailed call information to the
dispatchers,” explained
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 11, 2019 | Comm Center News
The Kansas 911
Coordinating Council announced on Friday that Butler County Emergency
Communications has been awarded a grant to upgrade recording equipment
used in the 9-1-1 center.
“We were planning and budgeting to begin
recording more than just audio and capturing things like dispatcher
computer screens. This grant puts those plans years ahead of schedule,”
said Chris Davis, Director at Butler County Emergency Communications.
The funding for this grant was awarded….
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 11, 2019 | Comm Center News
Maidencreek Township, PA — Since 2000, Maidencreek Township has only raised taxes twice: once in 2013, and again in 2015. But township officials say that the county’s passage of 9-1-1 costs to municipalities means a tax hike, perhaps a significant one, is likely in 2021 unless something changes.
“I feel like we’re paying twice,” supervisor Joseph Rudderow said.
Rudderow brought his concerns in front of Berks County commissioners at their Oct. 3 meeting following the receipt of a $109,377 bill for 9-1-1 services in 2020. That represented a 7% increase over….
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 11, 2019 | Comm Center News
SEATTLE – As a chaotic morning unfolded with a violent domestic disturbance that turned into a police chase that spanned several cities around the area, 911 dispatchers were at the helm guiding help where it was needed.
But for the dispatcher that took the original call, it wasn’t just a frantic day. It was her first day.
Amanda Stetz was supposed to be taking her final test to become a NORCOM dispatcher Wednesday when a man attacked….
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