by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 7, 2019 | Comm Center News
(Editors Note: This is posted under the category of “you just can’t make this stuff up”.)
Tina
Springer purportedly was shot by the golden Lab when she and the older
gentleman she serves as an aide to were waiting for a train to pass in
Enid.
Officials believe the dog bounded from the vehicle’s backseat onto the console, causing a gun to discharge. The bullet lodged into the victim’s left thigh, according to cops who believe cloth from the seat covers might have gotten wedged into the firearm’s trigger well, causing it to fire.
The incredulous emergency official can be heard asking, “The dog shot her?” to which Parks replied, “Yeah.”
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by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 7, 2019 | Comm Center News
Princeton, NJ, October 3, 2019: IXP Corporation—a prominent national
public safety managed services company—has entered into a consulting
contract with York County to reorganize and improve the training,
management structure, and operational processes of the county’s vital
911 center.
“This new project underscores our expertise in transforming 911 centers into high performance organizations,” says William E. Metro, Chairman and CEO of IXP Corporation. “Through a series of ….
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by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 6, 2019 | Comm Center News
GEORGETOWN — Sussex County’s front lines of emergency services will
be front and center for the public to see and better understand later
this week.
The Sussex County Emergency Operations Center will host its 20th
annual 9-1-1 Awareness Day, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday to give the
public a behind-the-scenes look at how the facility and first responders
serve the community 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The free event will….
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 6, 2019 | Comm Center News
Dispatcher
Starting pay is $19.34/hr.
Black Hawk
Consolidated Communications (E911) Center is seeking calm, caring
persons who can thrive in a high stress atmosphere. Apply online, and
take the 2-hour dispatcher exam for the position of Civilian Police,
Fire and EMS Dispatcher. The exam will be held TUES., OCT. 22, 2019 at
6:00PM in the Cedar Falls Public Safety building at 4600 S Main St.,
Cedar Falls, IA. Must arrive 30 minutes early to register with photo
I.D. and the $10 exam fee (cash or money order only) is due at that
time. Those who pass the exam must also pass a keyboard exam at Iowa
Workforce Development Center by typing a minimum 30 wpm net. Any offer
of employment will be contingent upon passing a physical drug screen.
Apply by Sat., Oct. 19, 2019 at 11:59pm. A complete job description,
instructions, and application available at
http://www.co.black-hawk.ia.us/316/Job-Openings.
Black Hawk County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 5, 2019 | Comm Center News
ALLEGHENY CO., Pa. – An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher has been suspended after he was charged with assaulting his 2-month-old son.
Michael Koban, 34, is facing charges of….
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 5, 2019 | Comm Center News
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced local emergency call
centers can apply for grants to upgrade to Next Generation 911 (NG
9-1-1) technology. The funding is made possible by a $4.3 million grant
from the federal 911 Grant Program.
“These funds will help expand Ohio’s 911 capabilities to keep up with
today’s technology,” Governor DeWine said. “By transmitting better
information and more accurate locations, Next Generation 911 helps our
first responders better assist Ohioans in need.”
NG 9-1-1 is an Internet Protocol-based system that enables….
