by AllThingsECC.com | May 9, 2022 | Comm Center News
Because the ambulance companies aren’t based locally, they say they aren’t familiar with the areas.
JASPER, Texas — When lives are at risk, emergency services response times for ambulances are critical, especially in rural areas.
Slow response times or sometimes no response at all have become an ongoing crisis in both Jasper and Newton Counties.
Not having an ambulance provider under contract to keep an ambulance available in a rural county can be the difference between life or death…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 9, 2022 | Comm Center News
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma City police are asking community members to not report emergencies through social media.
“Please do NOT report emergencies to us through social media messaging, call 911,” an Oklahoma City Police Department official said.
The official posted the request on the Police Department’s Facebook page Saturday…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 9, 2022 | Comm Center News
At a panel discussion of “Digitaler Staat Online”, BDBOS (The Federal Agency for Public Safety Digital Radio) President Andreas Gegenfurtner debated the future of the UHF frequency band with people from politics and business.
At the same time, Gegenfurtner campaigned for the need-based allocation of frequencies in the 470 – 694 MHz range for the future realization of BOS broadband data communication.
The UHF frequency band has been allocated for use for terrestrial broadcasting and radio-based event technology until the end of 2030. The BDBOS and its partners at federal and state level are committed to opening up this frequency spectrum for mobile communications…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 9, 2022 | Comm Center News
On a good day at the three Broward County regional communication centers, dozens of seats would be filled with 911 call-takers — the first of the first responders. But good days are fleeting. Instead there’s vast emptiness with many uncluttered and unused desks.
Broward County’s 911 system is in crisis. It’s struggling under the weight of an extraordinary volume of calls, more than 2.2 million a year, with nowhere near the number of employees needed to answer them. Without enough workers, the phones just ring…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 9, 2022 | Comm Center News
COOK COUNTRY, MINNESOTA May 7, 2022 (LSNews) The Office of Emergency Management operates the county-wide emergency 911 (E-911) an addressing system, the role of which is to provide the public with competent, timely and effective emergency and non-emergency public safety services.
911 is the telephone number that provides direct access to police, fire and medical assistance
and initiates a coordinated response using this system. Simply put, your E-911 address sign lets emergency responders know where to find you. Thus, it is important that your E-911 sign is clearly visible on your property from all directions…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 9, 2022 | Comm Center News
Following the April 5 election, incumbents Kris Bowling, Brian Cook and Jack Schulz, along with newly elected Lawrence County Emergency Services Board (LCESB) member Deborah Prichard, took their oaths of office before settling down to the business at hand during the April meeting.
In a slight shift of responsibilities, Jim Carson was named vice chair, and Bowling was named treasurer. The board approved the recommendation of Bonnie Witt-Schulte, director, to have fiber optics installed by Liberty Connect, at a cost of $16,500 for installation and $1,650 per month…
