by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 31, 2023 | Comm Center News
The new El Cajon Community Care pilot program will give callers who do not appear to be in danger the option of talking with a nurse, who can still help schedule doctor’s appointments and arrange rides to clinics.
“We’re looking at a holistic approach,” Bent Koch, chief of the Heartland Fire and Rescue Department, recently told the city council. “We want to get the right level of care, the right resources” to “the people who don’t necessarily need to go to the emergency room.”
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 31, 2023 | Comm Center News
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL – Southeast Emergency Communications has once again been recognized by The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch as an Accredited Center of Excellence for emergency medical dispatching. SEECOM is the 225th Medical Ace in the world.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 31, 2023 | Comm Center News
LONGMONT — Stonepeak Partners LP, a New York investment firm that specializes in infrastructure assets, has purchased a business unit from Longmont-based Intrado Inc., a company that makes advanced emergency communications systems for public safety agencies, in a deal valued at $2.4 billion.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 31, 2023 | Comm Center News
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 31, 2023 — Next Generation Advanced (NGA), a global leader in NG911 digital emergency communications services and source for complete, adaptable, and reliable solutions announced today that they were awarded the $37M contract to provide the 9-8-8 call-handling system for the State of California.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 30, 2023 | Comm Center News
PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Pittsburg Police Department recently joined other Kansas agencies in an effort to improve public safety with access to next-generation 911 services. This partnership allows improved location services that include more accurate longitude/latitude, What3Words and state-wide GIS map integration, as well as 911 texting.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 30, 2023 | Comm Center News
BALTIMORE – Today, Convey911, a Baltimore-based multilingual technology company serving public safety and local government, announced it has closed a seed funding round and added critical new features to its patent-protected communications and language translation platform.
Convey911 is an easy to use, add-on technology that enhances existing public safety communications infrastructure. It serves as a framework between call handling, computer-aided dispatch, and field-based devices that address language translation and workflow challenges and helps agencies meet FCC Enhanced 911(E911) indoor location accuracy rules and Next Generation 911 standards.
