by AllThingsECC.com | May 14, 2022 | Comm Center News
Kurt Schrader arranged for $1.2 million to help Marion County pubic safety agencies develop improved radio communications
A planned new multi-agency radio system stands to enhance public safety throughout Marion County.
Woodburn Fire District reported that on May 6 Oregon Congressional Rep. Kurt Schrader visited the district to formally present $1.2 million in federal funds to assist with the development of the countywide radio network aimed at improving emergency communications…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 14, 2022 | Comm Center News
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – Residents in Macomb County will soon have to pay a monthly 911 surcharge of 42 cents per device through 2024.
The Macomb County Board of Commissioners adopted this resolution in response to shortfalls in the emergency communications services budget.
The money will go to fund costs approved as allowable by the State 911 Committee. The funding is meant to “greatly enhance public safety communication services and ensure the ability to employ state of the art technology for all public safety answer points…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 14, 2022 | Comm Center News
First Responder Communication Proved Critical During Earthquake Response Exercise
FirstNet utilized as an important tool during a disaster recovery and response training
Earthquakes rarely come with much warning and in California, the state with the most damaging earthquakes in the country, that threat is always a possibility.
First responders and the larger public safety community need to be prepared to face any surprise disaster, no matter the scale. That’s why over twenty local and state public agencies and 700 attendees gathered in Sonoma late this April to participate in a full-scale earthquake response exercise hosted by the California National Guard and CalOES Fire Rescue Branch…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 14, 2022 | Comm Center News
(MURFREESBORO) At a time when you hear frightening stories of people calling 911 and getting a busy signal or put on hold, Murfreesboro residents give the emergency service a 95 per cent rating.
When an emergency suddenly occurs and a Murfreesboro citizen or visitor dials 9-1-1, the first Emergency Dispatcher who answers the call for help is cross-trained, certified, and utilizes new technology tools accurately and quickly to triage the incident. This new training includes coordinating the medical, fire, and police response, and providing lifesaving and safety instructions to callers and patients before responders arrive. The training, technology and protocols are making a difference in advancing 9-1-1 services through positive citizen feedback…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 14, 2022 | Comm Center News
NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJMN) – Construction is under way in Negaunee Township on a state of the art, regional communications center for state police and the agencies they support.
Any time troopers, K-9’s, air or water support are dispatched in the U.P. those calls come out from the Negaunee post. MSP dispatchers along with the Marquette County Emergency Dispatch will have a space inside. The new technology will help them provide better communication to troopers and improve service to the community…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 14, 2022 | Comm Center News
WEST OLIVE — The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners passed a 911 plan for the county Tuesday that brings documentation up-to-date with the latest technology used by the Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority.
The OCCDA recently completed a switchover from copper landline technology to fiber-optic cables at the end of 2021, according to OCCDA Executive Director Peter McWatters, and the new 911 plan acknowledges the new technology and its capabilities…
