by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 21, 2021 | Comm Center News
House lawmakers today passed a $2.2 trillion reconciliation bill that calls for $500 million to support next-generation 911 (NG911) deployments, but the legislation is expected to face significant challenges in the Senate, and a coalition of public-safety associations described the NG911 funding level as “woefully inadequate.”
House members voted 220-213 in favor of the massive spending plan—reportedly scored by the Congressional Budget Office as a $2.2 trillion measure, rather than a $1.85 trillion package claimed previously—that is central to President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better initiative…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 20, 2021 | Comm Center News
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Chief (ret.) Mike Duyck has been awarded the prestigious Chief Harlin R. McEwen Public Safety Broadband Communications Award (Harlin McEwen Award) for his leadership and commitment to the advancement of broadband communications for public safety personnel across Oregon and nationwide.
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) announced the award at its quarterly board meeting on November 17. The award was created in honor of Chief (ret.) Harlin R. McEwen who was a driving force in the establishment of FirstNet, the nationwide public safety broadband network, and was the founding chair of the FirstNet Authority’s Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC)…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 19, 2021 | Comm Center News
MUHLENBERG CO., Ky (WFIE) – Residents and businesses in Muhlenberg County can now sign up for a system aimed at saving lives in case of an emergency.
It’s called RapidSOS, and it gives important information to dispatchers as soon as call is made.
It includes caller location and medical information, which until now, they could only get by asking a 911 caller.
Officials say that can delay dispatch times and leave emergency crews under informed when responding to a scene…
by ECC Editor | Nov 19, 2021 | Comm Center News
BAMBERG — Bamberg County is the fifth county in South Carolina to implement a next-generation 911 emergency telephone response system. The upgraded system, which comes at no cost to the county, will allow for Bamberg County to participate in the statewide initiative of modernizing a critical emergency service that was built on technology from the 1970s.
“Bamberg County is now Next Gen 9-1-1 compliant and our new phone system has been upgraded,” stated Tiffany Kemmerlin, Emergency Services Director. “We are proud to lead the way in next generation technology that will keep our citizens safe and healthy… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 19, 2021 | Comm Center News
Rebekah Reilly, dispatcher at the Waco Police Department, gets ready to start her shift. Many dispatchers are working 50-hour weeks or more to cover a staff shortage.
A lifeline between the community and emergency help is thinning as the Waco Police Department struggles to fill more than 40% of its dispatch positions.
The department, which dispatches police, fire and emergency medical service calls from across the county, is seeking to hire 16 additional dispatchers to reach the allotted staffing of 40 positions, including four part-time positions.
In the meantime, 24 dispatchers are covering those dispatch duties, with life and death often at stake…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 19, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Adam Stone November 17, 2021
In an increasingly digital era, networks are key to enabling the federal mission. In this regard, government agencies can turn to the private sector to ensure they have the most relevant, modern capabilities to support not just telecommunications, but also the ready flow of data that helps to drive mission outcomes.
“We thrive as a nation when public and private enterprises are working together,” said Jason Porter, president of AT&T Public Sector and FirstNet.
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