by ECC Editor | Apr 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (WTVG) – The second week of April is always National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week, which honors dispatchers nationwide.
When we hear “dispatcher” we typically think of people on the other end of 911 phone calls. But that’s not the only kind of dispatchers we are able to call for help. When something happens on the roadways, it’s a good idea to contact the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Being a dispatcher is much harder than many of us may realize… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
Douglas County Sheriff Dan Coverley with Emergency Communication Specialists Kaitlyn Hall, Cirra Woods and Sheriff’s Capt. Rick Koontz. Douglas County Photo
A late spring storm was not the only thing keeping dispatchers busy on Monday.
The search for a missing Gardnerville girl joined the menagerie of medical calls and traffic stops that populate dispatchers’ day-to-day work lives.
This is National Public Safety Telecommunicators’ Week across the nation, honoring public safety dispatchers and operators across the nation…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) – Before any first responder gets to a person in need, a 911 dispatcher answers the call.
During National Public Safety Telecommunicators Appreciation Week, the community is showing dispatchers how much they care.
“Going home at the end of the day knowing that you helped somebody… People call at their worst moment, when their life has been flipped upside down, and you get to help them get through that,” said Tammy Seay, part-time senior dispatcher with Augusta County Emergency Communications…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
Minka Giles, a Chicago police dispatcher, loves to travel.
She’s been to 34 states and nine countries and, like many travelers, she began to acquire a lot of hotel toiletries.
“One day it was like ‘Well, what do I do with all this stuff?’” she said.
So she began to give the items to homeless people.And she tapped her friends at the police department for help…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
BARRE — City councilors have endorsed a plan to upgrade emergency communications in central Vermont, as well as a proposal to equip the city’s police officers with body-worn cameras, though both are contingent on securing significant funding from other sources.
When it comes to the proposed emergency communications upgrade — one that is being pursued in conjunction with Montpelier — the estimated cost exceeds $4.6 million and, councilors were told Tuesday night, the hope is to secure nearly $4 million through a mix of state and federal funding…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
FORT MYERS
On the 35th anniversary of 911 in Lee County, leaders announced the Next Generation 911 technology for improved location services when placing a 911 call is now active. The upgrade will also mean that residents and visitors soon will be able to send pictures and video through text-to-911 services to help emergency responders.
By providing callers with a link to upload files, emergency services call takers in Lee County will be able to see pictures, videos or livestream from a scene. Callers will not have the option to send until prompted…
