by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 16, 2019 | Comm Center News
Friday morning just after 9am Spokane Valley Police got a call from
dispatch that a man was pounding on the door of a business and was
trying to get inside.
A few minutes later dispatch got a call
that the man was actively shooting. According to Spokane Police, the
Deputies engaged the man and a gun fight ensued.
Scanner traffic activity captures what appears to be an deputy saying shots have been fired and the suspect had been hit.
“Shots
fired, shots fired,” the call to dispatch said in the heat of the
moment. “He’s going southbound from my location. Suspect has been hit.”
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 16, 2019 | Comm Center News
PITTSBURGH – A 911 dispatcher says she was fired in retaliation after reporting a co-worker who fell asleep on the job.
Maureen Beaumont on June 28 accused Allegheny County Emergency Services of retaliation in a lawsuit filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas citing the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Act.
The suit states Beaumont, who worked as a 911 dispatcher for the
defendant since 2015, filed a report against a fellow dispatcher,
Jessica Bayton, in September 2018 over allegations that Bayton regularly
fell asleep during her shift. Beaumont alleged she submitted it as a
concerned citizen, not as a colleague.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 15, 2019 | Comm Center News
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY — In an emergency, when every minute could be the
difference between life and death, a dispatcher’s voice is the first
thing many people hear.
Four-year San Joaquin County sheriff’s dispatcher Matthew Sieperda
was on the other end of a call from the Mokelumne River, remaining calm
in the chaos.
“See what their needs are, what they need from me in order to
reassure them that we’re getting help to them and that I’m here to
help,” Sieperda said.
A raft with three women on board was taking on water.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 15, 2019 | Comm Center News
RIVER VALLEY (KNWA) — The 9-1-1 system for Johnson, Pope, Logan and Franklin Counties is out of service.
Service will resume tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 16. A specific time has yet to be determined.
Rick Covert with Franklin County Emergency Management said issues
began at 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 when an AT&T cable ruptured. He
said there were also issues with Century Link components. Century Link
is the internet provider.
Covert added that both companies are working diligently to get necessary parts to fix the issues.
When a person dials 9-1-1, calls are directed to the nearest
dispatching center, but because the system is down, calls will be routed
to Crawford County dispatchers.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 15, 2019 | Comm Center News
Work on Roanoke’s new, $15.7 million Emergency Communications Center
is expected to be complete by the end of the year, according to E911
Center Manager, Sonya Roman. Work started on the 31,000-square-foot
joint facility which will house both the City of Roanoke E911 Center and
Virginia811 (i.e. Miss Utility).
The partnership was born of a mutual need for better space for
similar functions, dispatching professionals in response to incoming
calls. The City of Roanoke 911 Center fields approximately 250,000
emergency calls annually and Virginia 811 approximately 1.25 million
calls (for marking underground utilities). Both agencies operate 24-7.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 15, 2019 | Comm Center News
Emergency
service dispatchers in Phoenix are gearing up for a meeting with city
officials in an attempt to shore up emergency funding for staff, new
systems and therapy resources as nationally, dispatchers are awaiting a
decision in Washington D.C. that could impact how they are classified.
Currently, 911 dispatchers in Arizona
and across the nation are not considered first responders. Instead,
they are generally considered clerical or administrative staff.
“Dispatchers are the first of the first responders,” Frank Piccioli, President of the local chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, said to the Arizona Mirror.
