by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 30, 2022 | Comm Center News
MERIDEN — The Emergency Communications Center continues to be understaffed, an issue that now has been ongoing for more than two years.
As of Tuesday the center, which handles all emergency police, fire and medical calls throughout the city, was staffed by six full-time dispatchers, along with three part-time dispatchers and four full-time trainees.
Those dispatchers have been supplemented by seven city firefighters and one police officer who assist in providing emergency dispatch duties.
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 29, 2022 | Comm Center News
HOLLAND — A man found lying in the middle of a Holland street after suffering an apparent heart attack is alive, thanks to quick action by a bystander and instructions from an emergency operator.
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 29, 2022 | Comm Center News
911 operators answer calls at the Valley Emergency Communications Center on Oct. 26, 2012, in West Valley City. Utah Communications Authority announced the completion of the Utah Next Generation 911 system upgrade on Tuesday.
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 29, 2022 | Comm Center News
It’s been two weeks since American Medical Response Billings and the Billings City/County Dispatch Center have strengthened communications through CAD-to-CAD. This system, which stands for Computer-Aided Dispatch, simply means AMR receives the same emergency dispatch information, at the same time as other local first responders.
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 28, 2022 | Comm Center News
John Stuermer, who has been the executive director of the Hamilton County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District since 2004, has announced his intention to retire, effective Dec. 13. The District’s Board of Directors chose the current operations director, Jeff Carney, to serve as acting executive director, starting Dec. 1, while a search is conducted to select a permanent executive director.
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 28, 2022 | Comm Center News
St. Tammany Parish Communications District 1 moved into its state-of-the-art facility north of Lacombe in 2019 — a central and safe location from which emergency personnel can work dispatch for the parish’s first responder agencies.
