by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 19, 2023 | Comm Center News
Tennessee has embarked upon a plan to fully back up every one of its 9-1-1 call centers with AT&T ESInet™ and FirstNet® – America’s public safety network – to increase their reliability and resiliency. This is a major step forward for public safety as Tennessee leads the way to become the first state in the nation to implement full wireless backup through FirstNet, Built with AT&T to all 9-1-1 call centers statewide. Wireless backup means that even during the toughest strains and worst-case scenarios, network connectivity will be available so that every Tennessean can know that 9-1-1 telecommunicators will answer their call.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 18, 2023 | Comm Center News
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue is releasing the 20 minute, 911 call from the New Year’s Day crash that left actor Jeremy Renner hospitalized .
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 18, 2023 | Comm Center News
BISHOP, Texas — Residents of Bishop will no longer talk to dispatchers located in their city. Instead, someone in Corpus Christi will be on the other line, answering their call for help.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 18, 2023 | Comm Center News
Workers of the Monroe County Central Emergency Dispatch Center, who are employed by the City of Bloomington, voted 17-0 to unionize Tuesday.
The workers are asking the city to recognize them as first responders, treating them in a similar way to BPD and BFD, according to a statement from Jefferey Borders, a member of the Monroe County CEDC. They are also asking for better working conditions to alleviate staffing shortages, which will in turn make the group a better resource for public safety, Borders said.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 18, 2023 | Comm Center News
ASHEBORO — A 911 telecommunication was honored for talking a 13-year-old teenage from jumping off a bridge.
On Dec. 29, 2022, a 13-year-old female of Asheboro called 911. The juvenile was experiencing an emotional crisis and threatening to jump off of a bridge near her home.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 18, 2023 | Comm Center News
NEXT-GEN 9-1-1 DISPATCH TECHNOLOGY FOR NEWTON, ANDOVER, SPARTA, AND HARDYSTON
Today, January 17, 2023, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined with Sussex County first responders and local leaders to announce a new $1.3 million federal investment clawed back from Washington to Newton, Sparta, Hardyston, and Andover to purchase updated and interoperable first response communications systems. This is the technology needed to answer 9-1-1 calls and ensure that emergency response agencies can talk to callers and first responders quickly and easily — helping keep more than 65,000 Sussex County residents and first responders safe. Newton, Sparta, Hardyston, and Andover have shared emergency dispatch services and provide mutual aid to their communities.
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