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…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
Operations are underway at the Upper Missouri River Regional Dispatch Center (UMRRDC) in Williston.
The City of Williston and Williams County have been planning for a new space to house the Williams County/Williston Emergency Management EOC and its associated offices since 2019, as well as the public safety answering point (PSAP) for the UMRRDC.
At the time, Emergency Management was co-located with the City of Williston Fire Department in Fire Station 3 and the PSAP was located within the Williams County Law Enforcement Center. The project was funded by the Williams County 1 percent Public Safety Sales Tax and the City of Williston…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Emergency dispatchers in Santa Barbara County are having problems receiving 911 calls from cell phone users.
The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management said the issue has been identified and cellular carriers are working to get the issued corrected. There is currently no timeline for when service will be restored.
Despite the issues receiving 911 calls, the emergency dispatch centers are still fully staffed and operating as normal…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 10, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
When providing emergency services to a community and/or region, it is only common sense that the citizens receive service promptly. In the Lompoc Valley, three separate and distinct organizations provide emergency medical response service. They are the Lompoc City Fire Department, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, and American Medical Response.
It is imperative that the taxpayer-funded emergency response system resources be managed effectively to gain the maximum benefit for the community. Minutes and seconds matter when life-threatening emergencies occur…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
Houston firefighters stationed outside of the Astroworld concert venue Friday night were not in radio communications with the emergency medical providers hired by the concert organizers as the deadly crowd swell unfolded, the city’s fire chief told CNN on Tuesday.
Patrick M. “Marty” Lancton, president of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association, said that cellphones are not a reliable communication method during emergencies, given potential signal weakness during events involving large gatherings.
“Seconds matter, minutes matter in emergencies,” Lancton told CNN. One man told Houston City Council on Tuesday that cell service did not work during the event, and that service was so bad he couldn’t text his friends who were standing just feet away from him…
