by ECC Editor | Jan 1, 2022 | Comm Center News
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – Almost half of the 911 operator positions in Durham are vacant, according to data on the city of Durham’s website.
There are currently 28 vacancies out of 60 call taker positions, according to the website. One year ago when CBS 17 first started covering the shortage of 911 operators, there were 30 vacant positions.47% of Durham 911 call taker positions are vacant – almost the same amount as 1 year ago
Why can’t the Durham Emergency Communications Center build up the staffing numbers? … READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 31, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
An appeals court rejected petitions for review from multiple organizations asking that the FCC’s rules allowing unlicensed use in the 6 GHz band be remanded back to the FCC for reconsideration.
In April 2020, the FCC adopted rules allowing for unlicensed use of the 6 GHz band, leading to backlash from public safety and critical infrastructure groups who argued that such use could lead to harmful interference to key critical communications systems.
In January 2021, multiple public-safety, industry and critical infrastructure groups filed petitions for review with the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia asking the court to remand the rules back to the FCC for reconsideration. The court later combined all of those petitions into one petition…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 31, 2021 | Comm Center News
While law enforcement officers and fire & EMS crews are out on the front lines responding to emergencies, the unsung heroes of the 911 dispatch team are operating behind closed doors, cooped up in a small room in the basement of the Gordon building on West Main Street, doing their part to ensure safety for all citizens of Orange County.
Fortunately, they will be making the move to their vastly improved headquarters in the new Orange County Public Safety Building on Jan. 20.
With the new move comes new advancements in technology. The new 911 dispatch office will implement the use of a new radio system and next-gen 911…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 30, 2021 | Comm Center News
Habersham citizens have shared their frustrations and concerns with slow response times from the county’s emergency services online, and citizens brought those concerns forward at Tuesday night’s public safety town hall meeting.
At Habersham County Commissioner Bruce Palmer’s public safety town hall meeting, county public safety officials attended to answer questions and respond to concerns citizens had. One of the biggest concerns, and topics of discussion, was public safety response times…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 30, 2021 | Comm Center News
With $3.4 million in federal funding provided through the American Rescue Plan, Norwich City Council gave the green light for a series of substantial upgrades to the city’s antiquated emergency dispatch system.
“We have known for a decade, maybe longer, that our dispatch center was in serious need of an upgrade,” said the council’s president pro-tempore, Joseph DeLucia.
Some improvement came in 2018 when Norwich voters approved a ballot question to upgrade radio systems used by the police department…
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 30, 2021 | Comm Center News
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
Jefferson City’s Public Safety Committee unanimously voted Thursday morning to move forward with hiring incentives for police officers and communications operators.
The proposal will now go to the city council for approval. If approved, the Jefferson City Police Department plans to start offering the following incentives in March:
- $10,000 for POST-certified officers;
- $5,000 for non-POST-certified officers;
- $5,000 for experienced communications operators; and,
- $2,500 for communications operators with no prior experience…
