by AllThingsECC.com | May 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
WESTFIELD — Regionalization of public safety dispatch in Westfield and Southwick is on schedule to take effect this winter, according to Westfield’s dispatch administrator.
Administrator Nina Barszcz said to Westfield’s Public Safety Communications Commission Wednesday evening that the radio infrastructure project necessary for combining the two communities’ 911 centers has gone out to bid, but only one vendor has responded with a quote so far…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
Dispatchers at the Fairbanks Emergency Communications Center are the first line of response when people call 9-1-1.
But two years of overtime and staff shortages are eroding stress, according to dispatch manager Kristi Merideth, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“If you’ve ever had to call 9-1-1, they deal with that day in and day out on everyone else’s emergencies and then they have their own emergencies,” Merideth said. “Mental health is deteriorating very quickly…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
TOMPKINS COUNTY, N.Y.—Tompkins County Information Technology Services is working to update its database systems that deal with addresses throughout the entire county. At a recent Tompkins County Council of Governments (TCCOG) meeting, Gregg Potter, director of ITS, gave a presentation with general updates on the projects.
The task of streamlining how addresses are handled throughout the county split off into two different projects: one focused on updating the existing database to add additional fields like unit numbers for apartment complexes as well as adding address points for all addresses rather than relying on the road centerline location previously provided…
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…
