by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
An independent assessment of the Loveland Police Department’s policies and procedures is complete, and the final report lists areas of both praise and improvement for the department.
The department has room to improve on its internal culture, policies and procedures, and its relationship with the community, according to the report issued earlier this month by by Jensen Hughes — previously described in a Loveland police news release as “one of the nation’s leading law enforcement and public safety consulting firms…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
Alan Davidson will head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) after the U.S. Senate approved his nomination yesterday, meaning NTIA has its first full-time leader in more than two years.
Nominated by President Joe Biden, Davidson was approved by a 60-31 vote in the Senate to serve as assistant secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and as NTIA administrator. With yesterday’s vote, Davidson is the first confirmed person to serve in this role since David Redl resigned from the position in May 2019…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — There’s an ongoing fight for the voice on the other end of your 911 call to be considered a public safety professional. 9-1-1 workers in Baldwin County are finally getting some of that recognition.It’s a grass roots effort that starts on the local level. 911 professionals would like to be in the same category as firefighters and police officers.
“The Department of Labor classifies 911 dispatchers as an administrative category in employment, so they are compared to other office type workers and even taxi cab dispatchers,” said Baldwin County 911 Director Joby Smith…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
10 Tampa Bay talks to the director of communications on how the national perceptions of law enforcement impacts local applicants.
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — 911 dispatch centers across the country are in need of applicants. It’s a problem everywhere, including the Tampa Bay area. In Hernando County, 27 of the 41 telecommunication dispatch positions are open. That’s roughly two-thirds of the department that needs hiring.
To make up for the openings, the existing 14 dispatchers work overtime. Supervisors fill in as needed. And, people with prior dispatch experience with the sheriff’s office have stepped in to lend a helping hand…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
CARTHAGE, Mo. — On Nov. 26, 2021, Jasper County Deputy Chris Corbett suffered a heart attack and would have died but for what some called a miraculous series of events that brought him back from the brink.
On Tuesday, Corbett got a chance to say thank you when Sheriff Randee Kaiser brought people from the sheriff’s office, Carthage police and fire departments, Mercy Ambulance Service, Jasper County Emergency Services Dispatch Center and others who worked as a team to save Corbett’s life and help him recover from the heart attack he had while on duty…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 11, 2022 | Comm Center News
SKAITOOK, Okla. — Several businesses in Skiatook are rallying together to donate some of their sales to the family of Heath Cox, a 911 dispatch supervisor who died in December.
Cox passed away from COVID-19 complications on Christmas morning. He had worked for the city of Skiatook for 23 years…
