by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
FirstNet soon will offer 3GPP-standard mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) service on Apple iOS devices, and the public-safety LTE network can deliver efficient one-to-many broadcast communications via evolved multimedia broadcast and multicast services (eMBMS) LTE technology, according to an AT&T official.
Scott Agnew, assistant vice president of FirstNet solutions for AT&T—the nationwide contractor building the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN)—said these capabilities are part of a series of enhancements to the FirstNet MCX portfolio being announced last month and this month.
Given the popularity of Apple devices in the public-safety sector, having an iOS-capable version of FirstNet PTT—the Samsung-powered MCPTT offering—available is important, Agnew said…
by ECC Editor | Apr 12, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
More than 35,000 people die each year in traffic crashes, and there’s no doubt that number would be higher if there was not 911 to call when a crash happens. This is one of the reasons that the National 911 Program is housed in NHTSA’s Office of Emergency Medical Services. Another reason: when you call 911, it’s just not about 911 telecommunicators providing help over the phone, but often getting help to your location.
Speaking of 911 telecommunicators, now is the time to tell them thanks — it’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This year’s celebration starts April 10 and runs through April 16. National 911 organizations and federal agencies are all recognizing the role of 911 with a variety of ideas, like 911 Tree of Life, CISA, and sending messages on social media… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
The City of Fort Worth is celebrating April 10-16 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This week, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International and celebrated annually, honors the thousands of men and women who respond to emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment and render life-saving assistance.
Fort Worth’s 911 telecommunicators processed 1.4 million calls last year — 790,000 of those were emergency calls…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
CARBONDALE (WSIL)—Before first responders can respond to a crisis, it has to go through a telecommunicator.
“Telecommunicators are the first people that people speak to when they call for any type of assistance they may need. They are the calm voice on the other end of the telephone,” said Carbondale Police Chief, Stan Reno.
During National Telecommunicators Week, departments across the country recognize the work put in by the voice behind the calls…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) – It’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week!
April 10-16, 2022, is a time dedicated to celebrating and honoring the people helping others during some of the worst moments of their lives.
“They don’t get much praise for it,” said Ramona Dungan, 911 communications manager at the Jones Co. Emergency Operations Center. “A lot of them don’t do it for that… they do it just to be able to know they helped someone in a time of need…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
What it takes to answer Tampa’s more than one million 911 calls each year
TAMPA, Fla. – Americans make about 240 million 911 calls each year. It could be for something minor like a fender bender, or it could be an urgent, life-or-death situation. When it’s you dialing those three numbers, that single call could be the most important one you ever make. And to the people who answers those calls, every single one matters the same.
This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. We got the opportunity to see where Tampa’s 911 calls are answered and what it truly takes to wear the headset…
