by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 8, 2021 | Comm Center News
Angie Hadley believes she remembers her first emergency dispatch call.
She remembers the caller being angry – she believes about fireworks going off – and cussing her out over the noise.
Hadley was not a full-time employee for the City of Shelbyville at the time. She started helping out after hearing that help was needed.
But that initial experience didn’t faze her from continuing on her path of becoming a dispatcher, later earning a full-time job…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 8, 2021 | Comm Center News
In an emergency, every minute counts.
That’s why leaders in Asheville and Buncombe County are considering coordinating their emergency dispatch services to improve response time and provide more consistent and effective service delivery.
During their meeting of Tuesday, Nov. 9, Asheville City Council will consider an agreement with the county that would consolidate the two jurisdictions’ 911 dispatch offices starting Saturday, Jan.1.
According to a staff report, Buncombe County’s 911 dispatch office currently receives calls for all fire departments in the county (including the Asheville Fire Department), Emergency Medical Services, Black Mountain and Montreat police departments and the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 8, 2021 | Comm Center News
Nov. 7—Eight workers at the local 911 dispatch center were answering calls for help Friday morning.
That was almost half the staff.
The Santa Fe Regional Emergency Communications Center, a critical public safety agency, has been wrangling with a severe worker shortage — 25 of its 51 positions are vacant, including 22 positions for dispatchers, ranging from trainees to Level 3 emergency communications specialists. The vacancy rate for those jobs, with just 17 remaining on staff, is more than 56 percent…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 8, 2021 | Comm Center News
New Infrastructure Will Help Advance Public Safety, Improve Connectivity for Area Residents and Visitors
What’s the news? Wayne County’s first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the FirstNet® network expansion currently underway by AT&T*. We’ve added a new, purpose-built cell site located in the La Grange area. This new site is giving first responders on FirstNet – America’s public safety network – access to always-on, 24-hours-a-day priority and preemption across voice and data.
Congressman G.K. Butterfield (NC-1) and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) joined AT&T for a ribbon cutting event today to unveil the new FirstNet cell site serving the county…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 8, 2021 | Comm Center News
VAN BUREN — An effort to give Crawford County essential employees an extra one-time payment through American Rescue Plan money advanced last week.
The Crawford County American Rescue Plan Committee approved proposals from four county entities totalling more than $2.3 million at its meeting Tuesday.
Mark Shaffer, committee chairman, said the proposals will go before the Quorum Court for approval. The committee consists of six Quorum Court members.
The largest proposal came from County Judge Dennis Gilstrap and Treasurer Beverly Pyle: more than $1.08 million for employee premium pay…
by ECC Editor | Nov 8, 2021 | Comm Center News
PEPPERELL — Chief David Scott is pleased to report that two Pepperell Police Officers and a dispatcher from the Patriot Regional Communications Center (PRECC) teamed up to help save a resident from an apparent heart attack.
On Friday, Oct. 29, PRECC received a 911 call regarding a man in his 50s who had passed out and then regained consciousness. Pepperell Police and Fire/EMS were dispatched to the man’s home, and while they were responding the man lost consciousness again… READ MORE
