by ECC Editor | Nov 11, 2021 | Comm Center News
WILLISTON, N.D. — The old Sloulin Field airport terminal in Williston is now the home of two emergency services for the region.
Starting Tuesday, the Upper Missouri River Regional Dispatch Center is taking calls through the state-of-the-art facility. The Williams County Emergency Management operations center is also located inside, where they will provide training and serve as a base of operation in the event of a widescale emergency.
Williams County Emergency Manager Mike Smith says the area has more than double the space of the previous facility and will be beneficial in training first responders here and around the region… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 11, 2021 | Comm Center News, Uncategorized
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WBKO) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear unveiled part of his upcoming budget plan, which he said makes historic investments in law enforcement so the commonwealth can be a leader in improving public safety.
The Governor’s two-year budget plan provides millions of dollars to fund competitive salaries for Kentucky State Police (KSP) troopers, officers, and telecommunicators, supply recording devices for KSP sworn troopers, and increase the peace officer training stipend. The Governor also reiterated the need for lawmakers to use up to $400 million in federal aid to provide a monetary “hero bonus” to those who have worked on the front lines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, which he said should include the state’s law enforcement community… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 11, 2021 | Comm Center News
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the Chemung County Office of Fire and Emergency Management has received accreditation through New York’s Local Emergency Management Accreditation Program. Chemung County joins 13 other emergency management organizations in receiving achieve accreditation. The county joins Albany, Broome, Erie, Livingston, Madison, Montgomery, Nassau, Oneida, Saratoga, Washington, and Wayne counties, as well as New York City, in this formal recognition
“It’s clear how critical local emergency management is for our state’s resilience as we continue to experience example after example of extreme weather, and Chemung County’s accreditation is a necessary step that all of our Counties should take,” said Governor Hochul…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
WILTON — The town’s first responders, including its police department, fire department and emergency medical services, are set to make a decision within the next two weeks on whether they will present a plan for a new emergency communications system or fall in line with the state police system.
While initial estimates showed that a standalone system would cost less than adding equipment to join the state police radio system, a full study has been done by Paul Zito, owner of New England Radio Consultants…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
Public safety collaboration platform gets DHS investment
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate has awarded Mobility 4 Public Safety $1.5 million to advance its dedicated messaging and collaboration tool for first responders.
The company’s Bridge 4 Public Safety (Bridge4PS), a secure communications platform exclusively for public safety practitioners in the U.S., was initially launched with funding from DHS’ Mobility Acceleration Coalition as a proof-of-concept in 2019. It was designed to close the communication gap for emergency responders by enabling safe and encrypted messaging as well as interoperability for sharing files, locations, pictures and videos across different agencies and on iOS and Android personal and agency devices. Navigation services are supplied Google Maps…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
SAN DIEGO — San Diego police and fire department radios that are now considered obsolete will be replaced under a $51 million contract the City Council approved Tuesday, city officials said.
The contract with Motorola Solutions Inc. will replace more than 7,000 radios that police officers, firefighters and dispatchers use to communicate with one another. The upgrades will improve voice quality, allow police and fire personnel to communicate more seamlessly with other agencies, and enhance network security, city officials said…
