by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 23, 2026 | Comm Center News
BUNNELL, Fla. — The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has received nearly $5.8 million in state grant funding to upgrade emergency communications, law enforcement technology and other public safety equipment, the agency announced Wednesday.
The funding, awarded through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, will cover the cost of the upgrades without requiring funding from Flagler County property taxpayers, according to the sheriff’s office.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 22, 2026 | Comm Center News
A change is coming to Dane County’s non-emergency operations. Dane County Public Safety Communications (PSC), will soon be deploying AVA, Aurelian’s virtual assistant for non emergency calls.
According to a county news release, the deployment ensures telecommunicators can prioritize active incidents, medical emergencies and other lifesaving work that only trained telecommunicators can do. Residents seeking non-emergency services should call 608-255-2345.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 22, 2026 | Comm Center News
FRESNO, Calif. — It’s the calls for help when a child is drowning that stay with Matt Mendes, a Fresno County Sheriff’s Office 911 dispatcher who has worked his way up to supervisor.
Dispatchers rarely get closure after sending an officer to a scene, he said.
“We have to hear the screams and the cries for help. We have to make up the scenarios in our heads,” Mendes said. “I do think that we have it tough. We may not see the bodies, but we still have to hear it.”
