by AllThingsECC.com | May 5, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
Those who have been reading the Advocate for any length of time know I rarely feature individuals in my articles but when I do, it is to impart information that is unique in some way. This first issue in May is written to tell you more about one of the people who made FirstNet possible and then joined the FirstNet Authority to serve as its CEO for almost nine years. Now he has decided to take his talents to the private sector to pursue a new opportunity.
Many articles have been written about Ed Parkinson this past week, but I have yet to see one that reaches back to when Ed was a staff member for the House of Representatives, Homeland Security Committee, Chaired by Representative King…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 5, 2022 | Comm Center News
The city of Roanoke Rapids has filed a complaint and motion in Halifax County Superior Court which seeks an order the county provide 911 dispatching services for municipal emergency responders at no charge to the city.
City Attorney Geoffrey Davis said this morning, “I don’t like to comment on pending litigation, but I don’t want anyone to think that the city and the county are fighting with one another, or that this is indicative of some broader rift between the two governmental entities…
by ECC Editor | May 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
The number of calls to 911 dispatchers in Peel Region grew last year along with the number of calls classified as misuse, according to new figures.
A report, which will be considered on Thursday by the Region of Peel’s emergency management program committee, said the number of 911 calls grew 11 per cent from 2020 to 2021.
That increase, the report said, is in line with annual call growth trends… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
For almost a century, radios have been the primary means of communication within the public safety community, linking personnel to their dispatchers and each other. Since the advent of Project 25 (P25) more than 30 years ago, land mobile radio (LMR) systems have become interoperable and acquired a long list of enhanced features and capabilities. While designed primarily for group and individual voice services, LMR systems today offer end-to-end encryption and low-speed, non-broadband data applications for location services, over-the-air rekeying (OTAR), and limited data exchange. The Joint SAFECOM/National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC) P25 User Needs Working Group (UNWG) developed the Land Mobile Radio (LMR)/Long Term Evolution (LTE) Integration: Best Practices whitepaper to share a snapshot of best practices and integration use cases identified by a variety of public safety members across the country during interviews conducted by P25 UNWG members and supported by CISA…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
Wetzel County OEM/911 Director Steve Yoho was present requesting the commission approve a new policy for direct calls for service not initiated from a Call-For-Service to Wetzel County 911.
The purpose of the policy would be to ensure that the Telecommunicators are providing prompt Emergency Services for the public when a call for service comes to the PSAP. This does not affect mutual aid agreements between Wetzel County and other counties…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill ensuring 911 dispatchers receive training to render first-aid instructions in the hope of saving more lives was signed into law recently by Gov. Kevin Stitt.
House Bill 3278, authored by Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, is a clarification of law enacted last year.
Humphrey said the bill is primarily clean-up language making sure dispatchers are appropriately titled as public safety telecommunicators, which identifies them as first responders who perform a public service by receiving and dispatching calls for emergency assistance. This will ensure they receive the specialized training other emergency medical services (EMS) personnel undergo to help mitigate the loss of life…
