by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 25, 2022 | Comm Center News
While many people in Douglas County were shifting to remote work early on in the coronavirus pandemic, Douglas County Emergency Communications was staying put.
The department’s director, Tony Foster, said there wasn’t a choice. The department handles 911 dispatch services for the entire county, minus the University of Kansas, from the Emergency Communication Center in the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center in downtown Lawrence. Without dispatchers in the center, directing first responders would have been impossible — and would’ve had dire consequences.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 25, 2022 | Comm Center News
Five new 9-1-1 emergency call boxes will be installed at Fort Nelson, Summit Lake, Toad River, Liard Hot Springs, and Fireside
As an emergency emergency telephone service, the call boxes will provide access to 9-1-1 service in remote areas without cell service, the ministry said.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 24, 2022 | Comm Center News
Officials say 911 services and the Emergency Notification System will be enhanced with the implementation of Smart911.
HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. — The Hennepin County Sherriff’s Office (HCSO) announced it has enhanced the Emergency Notification System and 911 services with the new Smart911 system.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 24, 2022 | Comm Center News
MANISTEE COUNTY — In July, Manistee County’s 911 board unanimously voted to sever 911 Director Jim Espvik’s work agreement effective immediately.
Espvik had been the 911 director for 22 years and worked with central dispatch overall for 26 years.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 24, 2022 | Comm Center News
ROCK COUNTY, Wis. (WIFR) – Rock County 911 Communications Center director Kathy Sukus announced Wednesday that after 34 years, she will retire from a position in public safety. Kathy’s last day as director will be October 4.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 24, 2022 | Comm Center News
A coalition of public-safety associations yesterday asked Senate leadership that legislation for next-generation 911 (NG911) be altered to call for “at least $15 billion” in federal funding nationwide and borrowing authority to ensure that deployments can begin as soon as possible.
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