by ECC Editor | Feb 11, 2022 | Comm Center News
ELLSWORTH — The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office and Regional Communications Center (RCC) are the latest local agencies to switch to a digital communication system, joining much of the rest of law enforcement — and the world — in going digital.
Like the Ellsworth police and fire departments and, well before that, the Maine State Police, the Hancock County first responder agencies will go from analog to digital this spring.
Ellsworth implemented a new Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) system over 2019 and 2020 after “determining major failures in the 30-plus-year-old analog system” late in 2017, City Manager and Police Chief Glenn Moshier said… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 11, 2022 | Comm Center News
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Md. (WDVM) — Improvements to NextGen 911 are constantly being made for residents who need help. In a recent Washington County Board of Commissioners Meeting, a proposal presented by the Planning and Zoning GIS department was made so towns with similar street names don’t clash.Man arrested following Dec. Silver Spring shooting
“We don’t want to have any duplicate addresses. For example, Hagerstown has a “High Street”, and Hancock has a High Street. Sometimes that can get confused if a call is in distress when they’re calling in… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 11, 2022 | Comm Center News
Habersham County, much like many businesses and governments across the nation, is experiencing staffing shortages and employee turnover. The solution to that shortage, according to county officials, could lie in a property tax increase.
There are currently 35 open positions in Habersham County, 18 of which are public safety positions in the detention center, E-911 dispatch, sheriff’s office and emergency services departments. Of those open positions, only one is new. County Manager Alicia Vaughn says the rest are open due to staff turnover…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 11, 2022 | Comm Center News
A 911 dispatcher has been charged with invasion of privacy after allegedly hiding a secret camera at a urinal in a Pennsylvania the area where a number of officers were arrested by themselves.
Operator John Logan, 49, allegedly fitted a camera with an SD card with Velcro in one of the urinals at the North Versailles Police Department, which was later found by an officer on December 31.
Logan was identified as the culprit after a search of his home, where a camera similar to the one found in the urinal was discovered, along with a flash drive containing videos of officers using the restroom…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 11, 2022 | Comm Center News
They answer your calls when you’re in an emergency, but fewer people want to become police dispatchers and some departments are working at minimal levels.New Mexico State Police has three dispatch centers. One in Albuquerque, another in Las Cruces and the last one in Las Vegas.At full staff, there would be a total of 99 employees. But right now, they’re roughly at 60. Dispatchers are working overtime to make sure someone is answering 911 calls.”It’s not for everybody. It’s a hard position to be in and it’s really high stress,” said Linda Roach. She’s been a dispatcher with NMSP for five years…
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