by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 20, 2022 | Comm Center News
GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — In honor of National Public Safety Telecommunicators week, Grand Canyon Regional Communication Center was recognized by Grand Canyon National Park last week.
GCRCC is the primary 9-1-1 public safety answering point and dispatch operation for Grand Canyon, the town of Tusayan and portions of Coconino County, according to the NPS.
The 9-1-1 Center which operates 24/7, 365 days a year, is staffed by eight dispatchers and one center manager. This staff provides dispatch services for all of Grand Canyon as well as for Montezuma Castle National Monument, Tuzigoot National Monument, Montezuma’s Well, Tonto National Monument, Petroglyph National Monument and Pecos National Historical Park…
by ECC Editor | Apr 20, 2022 | Comm Center News
On Sue Ebert’s last day of duty, Feb. 2, 2022, the Fort Atkinson Police Department held a celebratory sendoff for her.
“They did a special tribute to me on the radio,” Ebert recalled. “They had squad cars and firetrucks lined up for me.”
She said that some people didn’t believe she actually would retire because she enjoyed working long and odd shifts.
“My last day was an emotional day,” Ebert said. “Everyone from the police department came. I felt so honored. I felt the love from everyone there… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 20, 2022 | Comm Center News
TEXARKANA, Ark. — A decision by the Arkansas 911 Board to streamline Public Safety Answering Points, or 911 centers, could leave Miller County and Texarkana, Arkansas, with a joint emergency dispatch center.
State board members agreed Tuesday to give both the county and Texarkana, Arkansas, 60 days to come up with a plan that could allow for both to use the county’s PSAP system, said Carla Jenkins, Miller County judge’s administrative assistant…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 20, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
Emergency dispatch technology provider Prepared has raised $9.8 million in a seed funding round — fresh capital that amounts to a new bet on the growth of real-time and livestreamed 911 call data, and providing free tools to get there.
Prepared was founded in 2019 in New Haven, Conn., by three Yale University students and focuses on getting livestreamed and other real-time, “advanced data” from mobile 911 callers to dispatchers.
The tool fits into the larger trend of — and ongoing investor interest in — deploying technology that better serves the emergency response needs of mobile callers, and which allows more data to make its way to first responders in quick fashion…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 20, 2022 | Comm Center News
The Lawrence County Quorum Court met on April 11 and reviewed a proclamation from Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson that proclaimed April 10-16 as Public Safety Telecommunicators’ Week.
The proclamation stated, “In an emergency, most Arkansans depend on calling the emergency phone number 911. Each day, public safety telecommunicators answer desperate calls for help, responding with services that save the lives and property of Arkansas citizens in need of assistance. Arkansans place their trust in these individuals, not just this week, but every day of the year…
by ECC Editor | Apr 20, 2022 | Comm Center News
TULSA, Okla — The Tulsa County Sheriff’s office has a new program that they believe will save lives.
They are encouraging Oklahomans to create an emergency health profile through the platform “Rapid SOS.”
Rapid SOS launched the initiative in an effort to get first responders crucial health information during emergencies. It is an emergency response data platform.
It’s been around for about 10 years, but the Tulsa Regional Emergency Communications Center only recently implemented the technology in our area… READ MORE
