by ECC Editor | Apr 29, 2022 | Comm Center News
The new budget Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed sweeps $5 million out of the statewide 9-1-1 fund to start up a new number for mental health emergencies.
The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) say the sweep was done without the knowledge of law enforcement groups and they have concerns of negative consequences to local 911 operations around the state.
The budget package lawmakers approved in the early morning hours on the final day of session earlier this month creates the Statewide 9-8-8 Trust Fund. The Department of Human Services will use the fund to establish and maintain a suicide prevention and mental health crisis system… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 29, 2022 | Comm Center News
BLOOMINGTON – Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas G. Carter recently announced the promotion of Region III Dispatcher Tracy L. Young to Dispatch Supervisor to serve at the Bloomington Regional Dispatch Center. She was chosen after a competitive promotion process that included a structured interview and review of her overall work performance.
Tracy’s primary responsibilities will be to supervise Regional Dispatch Center personnel on assigned shifts which include evaluating performance, training, and scheduling subordinate personnel. She will also ensure shift dispatchers maintain constant contact with Troopers in the field and keep the post commander aware of all activity…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 29, 2022 | Comm Center News
The harrowing incident illustrates the barriers to health care that already affect people in areas with below-average income levels and less private insurance, like southern Fulton County.
Marco Phinnizee, 49, stands in front of the emergency entrance at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center South, where an ambulance took him for his stroke on February 16, 2022. From the first call to 911 to the ambulance’s arrival at his home, nearly two hours elapsed. (
With the impending closure of the emergency department at Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center South, in East Point, “unfortunately the South Fulton community will likely experience longer response times due to ambulances having to travel further,” said John Hanson, senior vice president of Grady Emergency Medical Services…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 29, 2022 | Comm Center News
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — Scioto County leaders have been asking the public to help their stretched-thin, understaffed EMS agency by only calling 911 in the event of a true emergency, but the message isn’t reaching everyone.
On Monday night, the Scioto County Daily News reported, a man called 911 to ask that his air conditioner be fixed. Responders on scene said the man refused medical care…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 29, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
In 1993, Congress established the world’s first spectrum auction authority, empowering the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct bidding for radio frequency licenses. The innovation has exceeded expectations, earning Nobel prize recognition in 2020 and bringing $230 billion in revenue to the Treasury. The FCC has conducted over 100 auctions with the recent C-band earning more than a record $90 billion. These monies have been used for taxpayer relief, the FirstNet public safety communications network, and funding to the Department of Defense and other agencies…
