by ECC Editor | May 9, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
By James Careless
It was the kind of funding news that many first responders were hoping for. On February 22, 2022, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed using revenues from future spectrum auctions to fund Next Gen (NG) 911 rollouts across the United States. She made the proposal during a speech at Washington’s National Press Club to mark FirstNet’s 10th anniversary.
“Historically, our nation’s 911 systems have been updated through fees on bills and a mix of town, county, and state funding measures. But as with first responder communications, it’s time for a nationwide, digital upgrade,” said Rosenworcel. “Once again, we would be using the auction of public airwaves to support public safety. And the funds would flow to every state and jurisdiction with 911 call centers to help make next-generation 911 a reality nationwide… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | May 7, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
In 2021, NBC Washington reported that nearly 100,000 emergency 911 calls in the D.C. region were sent to the wrong call centers or required transfers to reach the correct jurisdiction due to outdated technology.
Those 100,000 calls represented 100,000 lives possibly facing life-threatening situations. Over the years, the country has felt the adverse effects of 911 call centers using antiquated technology.
Service issues, faulty phone software, overwhelming call volumes and even hackers have demonstrated that older systems are vulnerable. Our communities need efficient, responsive and updated technologies… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | May 6, 2022 | Comm Center News
In the not-too-distant future, those using 911 will be expected to send images and video from their location.
Bell Canada New Generation (NG)911 Service will completely replace the existing 911 system that will make this technically possible in the next three years.
This new 911 technology permitting people to send video and images will have improved location information the County’s emergency co-ordinator Ken Stubbings told the County’s Corporate Service committee members during their May 3 meeting… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | May 6, 2022 | Comm Center News
“We’ve been working on this going three years now and we’re at the point where we have a perfect storm brewing, and we wanted to bring this to the attention of the Commissioners.
So said Chief Deputy Tom Morgan of the Union County Sheriff’s Office to the Union County Board of Commissioners at its regular meeting Wednesday.
Boiled down, Chief Dep. Morgan told the Commissioners that the 9-1-1 system and the ability for the dispatchers to alert the individual fire departments and to test the tornado sirens located at various points around the county is quickly becoming unserviceable, mostly because of age and the outdated technology currently in use… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | May 6, 2022 | Comm Center News
CINCINNATI — The City of Cincinnati will launch a six-month pilot program that will send unarmed mental health and medical personnel to emergency calls for nonviolent and mental health crises.
Mayor Aftab Pureval and city leaders announced the plan Thursday morning at the Cincinnati Regional Operations Center in Lower Price Hill. The ROC, as the facility is commonly called, houses the city’s Emergency Communications Center (ECC), which receives both 911 and non-emergency calls, and also dispatches police and fire runs…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 6, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
From April 24 – 29, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) hosted JamX 22, an exercise to counter electronic jamming at White Sands Missile Range with federal, state, local and industry participants. Building on the lessons learned from past JamX exercises in 2016 and 2017, S&T and CISA have partnered on research, technology developments, and new training to increase federal and first responder resilience to signal jamming threats…
