by AllThingsECC.com | May 21, 2025 | Comm Center News
California’s next-generation 911 project has been paused for months, but at least one former official says everything is fine.
alifornia’s yearslong next-generation 911 rollout has been marked by safety concerns and delays, with some dispatch centers experiencing outages, misrouted calls and busy signals. The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services has since last November been re-evaluating the project by focusing on improving technology and processes, and is planning to open new contracts by the end of the year.
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by AllThingsECC.com | May 20, 2025 | Comm Center News
The nearly $68 million project was funded through a sales tax that voters approved in 2018.
EVERETT, Wash. — Snohomish County’s new 911 call center will start taking emergency calls Wednesday morning.
KING 5 got an exclusive look at the new space off Everett Mall Way.
by AllThingsECC.com | May 19, 2025 | Comm Center News
In a Gatesville City Council meeting held on Tuesday, a resolution was adopted authorizing the creation of the Central Texas Regional 911 Emergency Communications District (ECD) through the Central Texas Council of Governments (CTCOG), which administers the state’s 911 program for the city.
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by AllThingsECC.com | May 17, 2025 | Comm Center News
The Citrus Heights City Council on Wednesday approved the latest contract for work on a $1.24 million Police Department Communications Center remodel project.
What initially began in 2022 as a $600,000 allocation to upgrade the Citrus Heights Police Department’s Emergency Communications Center has since grown into a $1.2 million project, according to a staff report released May 9.
by AllThingsECC.com | May 17, 2025 | Comm Center News
MERIDEN —The Planning Commission unanimously approved plans to build a 6,000-square foot emergency dispatch center at 32 W. Main St. next to the police station.
The single-story center will serve as a communications and operations hub for the city’s police, fire and ambulance departments. The project includes merging the city-owned lots at 32 and 50 West Main Street to create a 16,093-square foot lot between the Meriden Senior Center and the Meriden Police Department.
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by AllThingsECC.com | May 15, 2025 | Comm Center News
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – Iowa 911 professionals are warning of legislation that would impact emergency service programs across the state.
The Iowa Chapters of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) and the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) are concerned after a bill passed overnight in the Iowa 2025 legislative session.
