by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 4, 2023 | Comm Center News
A coalition of public-safety associations today reiterated its support for federal legislation that would provide the funding needed to pay for 911 centers to migrate from legacy technologies to an IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) platform that is designed to support multimedia communications, as well as traditional voice calls.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 3, 2023 | Comm Center News
After D.C. officials said they were undertaking a nationwide search for a new leader for the city’s mistake-prone 911 call-taking center, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced Friday that she is promoting the center’s deputy director, Heather McGaffin, to the top job.
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 3, 2023 | Comm Center News
If federal funding for technology infrastructure to support the transition from E911 to NG 911 isn’t restored quickly, the underlying technology is on life support.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 2, 2023 | Comm Center News
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. – The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) celebrated the retirement of Jacqueline “Jackie” Vaughan, director of Public Safety. Jackie retired after dedicating 42 years of faithful and loyal service to the citizens of Calvert County.
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 1, 2023 | Comm Center News
MORGANTON, N.C. — Emergency dispatchers in Burke County have a new furry friend in the office with a special job.
Ellie Maye, a 12-week-old golden doodle, will be trained as a therapy dog for 911 dispatchers and work in the county’s emergency communications center in Morganton.
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.”
