by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
There is a critical need for new emergency dispatchers on the Palouse.
The region’s 911 dispatch center WHITCOM is currently operating at half staff. Pay starts at 20 dollars and hour and comes with state benefits. New dispatchers are trained at the center in Pullman. You can find a link to apply here by scrolling down to Multi-Agency 911 dispatcher https://www.pullman-wa.gov/government/departments/finance___administrative_services/human_resources/career_portal …
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by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, located in Osceola, Missouri, seamlessly implemented MicroAutomation’s Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Mapping Solutions, OmniCAD and OmniMap, new additions to St. Clair’s 911 service set. St. Clair expressed an urgent need for a CAD and Map Platform as a Service (PaaS) solution that can process and tabulate incident reports.
MicroAutomation’s OmniCAD is a cloud native tool with intuitive features that helps Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) quickly and efficiently record incidents and dispatch resources to a given area. OmniCAD enables call takers, dispatchers, commanders, and first responders to collaborate in real-time when collecting and processing incident data…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
Covering the cost of a new 911 dispatcher console at the Edwardsville Police Department was approved by the Emergency Telephone System Board at Wednesday’s meeting.
The action was taken because of plans to consolidate a 911 dispatcher at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville into the Edwardsville Department, part of the ETSB’s overall consolidation plan.
The cost is $48,132.36, which will eventually be paid through a state grant once the entire consolidation is completed…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
DURHAM, N.H. — A decades-long project to expand broadband access and create a reliable communications channel for first responders during a mass emergency is making progress.
Construction of FirstNet started about 5 years ago in New Hampshire.
On Tuesday, the leadership of this nationwide public-private partnership met in Durham on the University of New Hampshire campus.
So far, 180 New Hampshire cities and towns have been added to First-Net coverage.
“And we’ve put 63 cell towers up that no carrier would build to before because they were in rural areas, mountainous areas,” said Jason Porter, AT&T president of public sector…
by ECC Editor | May 3, 2022 | Comm Center News
PEORIA (25 News) – Three months into her new job, Assistant City Manager Kimberly Richardson is expressing confidence about Peoria’s outlook, while calling for more open communication from the local government.
“One thing that I always realize is that people see government in a way at times that it can be a barrier, an obstacle,” she says, “and I really want to make it so that community members feel that engaging with the city is not that (way).”
The former Evanston Deputy City Manager runs the economic development department, oversees the city’s emergency communications center, and manages informations systems staff… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | May 3, 2022 | Comm Center News
MIAMI TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) – A Clermont County 911 dispatcher and a 17-year-old boy are being hailed as heroes for saving a life. Inside a home on Lodgepole Drive in Miami township, teen Garrett Byram made the call for help.
“I think my stepfather is having a heart attack or something. His phone is on the ground he looks very, very red,” said Bryam to dispatcher Aaron Daulton.
Over the next few minutes, Daulton would calmly walk Byram and his sister, Andi, through life-saving actions…
