by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 30, 2022 | Comm Center News
Whether it’s an accident, a crime, or some other emergency, Santa Clarita Valley residents can always count on there being a voice on the other end of the phone when they call 911. KHTS went behind the scenes with the 911 SCV Sheriff’s Station Dispatch Center to meet the unsung men and women who help keep our community safe.
The deputies and law enforcement technicians manning the 911 dispatch center carry with them a sense of responsibility for their community, thinly veiled by a jovial sense of dark humour used by so many others in high-stress jobs. When the phone lines are free, jokes and friendly chit-chat fill the air, but the moment the special ringtone for an emergency 911 call comes in, the dispatchers immediately switch to placing all their focus on the caller with professional aplomb…
by ECC Editor | Apr 30, 2022 | Comm Center News
Telecom companies associated with the roll-out of next-generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) services are asking the commission not to use money dedicated to other telecommunications services as a funding source, according to reporting from Cartt.ca.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has been working to figure out how to fund NG9-1-1 for some time, which comes with a $55 million price tag.
As the publication reports, telecom companies will pass the cost of the service to customers. But the cost larger telecom companies will be passing on is a lot less than the smaller companies… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 30, 2022 | Comm Center News
BarCo residents’ calls would be dispatched through Cassville center
Discussions are in the preliminary stage for the City of Monett to transfer emergency communications for its Barry County residents over to Barry County’s 911 Center in Cassville.
Monett City Administrator Chris Weiner and Mayor Mike Brownsberger have met with Mike Phillips, director of Barry County E9-1-1, as well as Lawrence County Communications Director Bonnie Witt-Schulte and Jack Schultz, Lawrence County Emergency Services Board member. Phillips has requested the city provide him with plans by June 1…
by ECC Editor | Apr 30, 2022 | Comm Center News
After the storms Marshalltown and Marshall County have endured over the last few years, it’s more important than ever that the tornado sirens are fully functional and able to reach as many residents as possible.
Over the last several months, Marshall County Emergency Management Director Kim Elder has been providing updates to the board of supervisors on the grant application process for a project that would add or replace nine of the sirens in incorporated communities and add 12 more in unincorporated areas of the county along with a controller system to be installed at the county communications center and three digital repeaters, or digipeaters, at a total cost of around $734,000… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 29, 2022 | Comm Center News
BOYLSTON – In addition to the town budget, several spending articles could lead to discussion on May 2, with the Annual Town Meeting starting at 7 p.m. in the Tahanto Regional High School auditorium.
Although it is listed last on the warrant, the town budget is the biggest spending item, at $19,093,416, assuming no changes needed by other votes at the meeting.
A major expense being asked of taxpayers is a new radio system that would improve communications for police, fire, highway and light department…
by ECC Editor | Apr 29, 2022 | Comm Center News
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler will propose funding in the annual budget adjustment next week to beef up staffing for the city’s 311 line, in an effort to divert a portion of non-emergency calls away from 911 dispatchers at the Bureau of Emergency Communications, who currently field Portlanders’ non-emergency calls.
The proposal, if funding is approved, would expand 311′s hours, capacity and staffing. The goal, according to the mayor’s office, is to divert up to 180,000 non-emergency calls per year from 911 dispatchers to the 311 call line… READ MORE
