by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 21, 2022 | Comm Center News
A new labor agreement between the city of Spokane and the Spokane firefighters union paves the way for the city to join its fire dispatch services with the region’s emergency communications center.
The agreement with Local 29, approved Monday by the Spokane City Council, gives the city the green light to commence negotiations that would move all fire dispatch functions to Spokane Regional Emergency Communications (SREC).
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by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 21, 2022 | Comm Center News
A new facility to consolidate the dispatch centers for the Hawaii Police Department and Hawaii Fire Department is now expected to be finished late next year.
Construction of the new call center, located next to the Mohouli Heights Senior Neighborhood in Hilo, began in October 2021, when it was expected to be completed by early 2023. Now, following some delays, that completion date has been pushed back to September 2023.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 19, 2022 | Comm Center News
Allegheny County will participate in a Harvard University initiative implementing “alternative responses to nonviolent 9-1-1 calls,” the county announced today.
Allegheny County is one of four municipalities chosen “from a highly competitive applicant pool” to participate in the 2022-2023 Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab Alternative 9-1-1 Emergency Response Implementation Cohort, according to a county release.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 18, 2022 | Comm Center News
TAZEWELL, Va. — Tazewell County’s 911 center has been presented with a national award that recognizes many recent advances including emergency cellphone apps for teachers and an upcoming emergency alert system for school buses.
The Tazewell County 911 Center was presented an award by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) during this year’s national training conference, according to an announcement from the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 17, 2022 | Comm Center News
JEROME — Last year, some 7,800 calls into the Southern Idaho Regional Communications emergency center were classified as 911 hang-ups — an average of 21 a day.
More often than not, the calls are accidental, perhaps “pocket dials” or triggered when children were playing with phones. In one humorous case in California, a monkey at a zoo dialed 911.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 17, 2022 | Comm Center News
Dan Mulford sits in the most comfortable spot he can find – behind a dispatch table where his voice is heard guiding those he is serving.
Sunday night Ripley County lost a man who paved the way for many in the emergency management services today. At the age of 70, Dan Mulford, Napoleon, passed away at his home.
