by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 1, 2021 | Comm Center News
Sarah Grace Taylor / The Seattle Times
As hundreds of unvaccinated city employees are placed on leave or facing termination, the city of Seattle will start offering hiring bonuses to Seattle Police Department and 911 dispatch hires to address “critical ongoing staffing challenges,” Mayor Jenny Durkan’s office said late Friday.
Durkan announced an emergency order that would provide hiring bonuses of up to $25,000 for laterally hired and $10,000 for newly hired officers and staff to the SPD and the Community Safety and Communications Center…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 1, 2021 | Comm Center News
No matter the size of a man, he’ll always start off with big dreams for the life ahead of him. As he should. As we all should.
Alan “Trey” Henderson was just such a boy — he knew exactly what he wanted to do since he was 12 years old. The thought of being an emergency dispatcher kept him focused on the future, and no disability was going to stop him from finding a way to make his dream a reality.
Henderson suffers from Osteogenesis Imperfecta, commonly referred to as Brittle Bone Disease. In his more than two decades of life, Henderson has dealt with almost 80 broken bones and three surgeries. Though he tried to stop, for some reason, counting at the 74 mark, Henderson has actually endured about 30 more additional breaks than that…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 1, 2021 | Comm Center News, Video
ABC NEWS– Right now, there’s a critical shortage of 911 operators all across the nation. With roughly 240 million 911 calls coming in every year, some cities are missing up to half their usual dispatchers. This means some emergency calls are going unanswered, including one from a mother here in the Midlands.
ABC’s Kenneth Moton has the story…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 1, 2021 | Comm Center News
SPOKANE, Wash – 9-1-1 call centers, where the first of the first responders answer emergency calls. Every day they talk to people on their worst days. But the chance to help save a life is what keeps many first responders, including 9-1-1 operators going.
Typically, when you call 9-1-1 you expect the fire department or law enforcement to show up. But in many cases, and especially this one, it’s the people behind the scenes that end up helping save lives.
“The original call I believe came in for difficulty breathing and then he went unresponsive,” Taryn Hayes said…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 1, 2021 | Comm Center News
The 911 communication centers in the Denver metro responsible for taking emergency calls and dispatching police, firefighters and paramedics are struggling to recruit and retain workers amid a tight labor market that has made hiring difficult in many industries, leaders of five of the area’s largest centers said.
The lack of workers means 911 callers in many of Denver’s largest communities are waiting longer before connecting with a call taker, thus delaying the arrival of help. Leaders from four of the five agencies, which cover a broad swath of the metro area, said wait times have increased in 2021 due to a lack of employees…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 1, 2021 | Comm Center News
Today’s Court Ruling Gives Gusciora Administration, City Council More Time to Evaluate Alternative Solutions
October 29, 2021
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The City of Trenton and its radio service provider, MPS Communications, have consented to an injunction halting shutoff off the city’s radio system until Dec. 31, 2021, Mayor W. Reed Gusciora announced today.
N.J. Superior Court Judge Robert T. Lougy granted the order following a status conference earlier this afternoon. The ruling follows a City of Trenton complaint filed yesterday morning to halt the shutdown, warning of grave public safety risks should the system be terminated with no alternative plan in place…
