by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 28, 2022 | Comm Center News
Coming on the heels of Madison County’s dispatching merger with Norfolk, a new regional approach to dispatching is taking place across the Northeast Nebraska region.
Norfolk Police Chief Don Miller explained the new approach Tuesday evening to the Norfolk City Council. Nebraska is transitioning to Next Generation 911, an initiative aimed at improving public emergency communications services in a growing wireless mobile society…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 28, 2022 | Comm Center News
The Westfield Fire Department launched a free app this week to allow residents to share information about their household to help fire personnel respond better in the event of an emergency.
Westfield Fire has been working with technology partner First Due to release Community Connect, an application focused on protecting residents and their property in the most effective way possible during an incident or major disaster. Users create a profile and enter property and occupant information, which is then made available to the department at the time of dispatch…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 28, 2022 | Comm Center News
LEBANON, Tenn. (WKRN) — The mayor of Lebanon is making changes to the city’s emergency dispatch system, but not all public safety leaders are on board.
Right now, Wilson County 911 dispatchers make calls directly to the Lebanon Fire Department, but Mayor Rick Bell’s plan will add a step to the process.
Starting Monday, Lebanon Fire Department calls will start at Wilson 911 and be transferred to the Communications Center at the Lebanon Police Department. Those operators will then dispatch firefighters to emergencies…
by ECC Editor | Feb 28, 2022 | Comm Center News
Emergency dispatchers would be considered first responders under new legislation being considered in Springfield.
Senate Bill 3127 would amend various laws to include emergency medical dispatchers in reference to first responders, giving them the same recognition as police, firefighters and medics.
“Qualifying them, giving them the recognition as first responders, is pretty important not only for them but it’s important for people to understand that they too are first responders and they deserve that recognition,” said the bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Neil Anderson, R-Moline… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 28, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel this week proposed that future auction proceeds be used to fund the technological migration of U.S. public-safety answering points (PSAPs) from legacy systems to IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) platforms.
Rosenworcel unveiled her idea during an event organized in Washington, D.C.—organized by the Public Safety Broadband Technology Association—celebrating the 10th anniversary of the FirstNet Authority being created to build a nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN). A key player in the push for FirstNet while serving as counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee a decade ago, Rosenworcel cited numerous parallels between the FirstNet initiative and the NG911 transition… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 26, 2022 | Comm Center News
WOOD RIVER – Equipment upgrades to Madison County’s 911 call centers have been delayed because of supply chain issues, but a tentative schedule has been set up for work to begin.
Madison County 911 Director Dana Burris told members of the Emergency Telephone System Board at its Wednesday meeting that AT&T now has a tentative timeline for the installation of new equipment.
She said the upgrades, which have been in the works for more than a year, have been delayed because of supply chain issues on some of the electronics. She said if there are no more delays much of the upgrades will be completed by June 1… READ MORE
