by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 27, 2019 | Comm Center News
East Hampton Village public safety dispatchers are taking the village to
court in a dispute about which employees get first dibs on overtime.
In
August 2018, Village Police Chief Michael Tracey, whose department
oversees the dispatchers, issued an order that dispatchers of the same
rank as those they were replacing on a shift should be eligible for
overtime hours, rather than giving top priority to dispatchers with the
most seniority.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 27, 2019 | Comm Center News
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Looking for a job?
The Myrtle Beach Police Department is hiring.
The
department needs dispatchers to answer emergency calls, as well as
part-time and full-time community service officers. No experience is
necessary.
“For most of our jobs, it’s just a high school diploma
or a GED and a valid drivers license and you must be 18 years old,” said
Lt. Bryan Murphy, MBPD. “Of course, to be a police officer you have to
be 21 because of the state laws.”
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 27, 2019 | Comm Center News
During its Aug. 22 meeting,
the South Dakota 911 Coordination Board unanimously voted to amend a
contract for the South Dakota Next Generation 911 Project.
This
amendment is in regards to the Rapid City call center with its multiple
workstations, dual electrical circuits, cabling and need to replace/buy
more uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units.
Explanation
A 911 call center for police,
firefighting and ambulance services is referred to as a public safety
answering point (PSAP). These call centers run 24 hours a day,
dispatching emergency services or passing 911 calls on to public or
private safety agencies.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 27, 2019 | Comm Center News
BRIDGEPORT — Phone service for resident and government offices have been restored according city officials.
Phone service was restored around 2pm.
Bridgeport officials said in an email shortly before noon, “ITS has
received confirmation of a “Frontier Communications” City-wide outage
affecting phone service for numerous residences and businesses. This
outage is affecting INCOMING calls from residents and businesses that
have Frontier as their carrier. OUTGOING calls for our city lines are
also affected as we also have Frontier service for office
telecommunications at MMGC, City Hall, BPD, BFD, BPS, Bridgeport Public
Library, and other city facilities such as the Health Department at East
Main Street.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 27, 2019 | Comm Center News
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) — A South Jersey police department is
using smartphone technology to help in emergencies. Officials in
Gloucester Township unveiled the new 911 system on Monday.
New technology, like live streaming, can provide even more
information when people in trouble call for emergency services. The goal
of the new 911 system is to help first responders react better to
emergencies.
Eyewitness News went behind the scenes in the dispatch center for a live demonstration.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 26, 2019 | Comm Center News
Marshall County 9-1-1 dispatch partnered with the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children to train dispatchers. They will now
gather more detailed information, using a checklist to get the right
resources to the scene and find the child faster.
9-1-1
Assistant Director John Townsend completed the training for the new
program. He said at the training he heard from parents who had missing
children that were never found.
