by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
MARSHALL, Texas (KLTV) – From the City of Marshall:
On the morning of October 27, 2021, the City of Marshall’s 9-1-1 Call Center received notification of severe weather approaching Harrison County. We later received notification from the National Weather Service that Harrison County was under a Tornado Warning. As per protocol, Marshall Dispatch activated the sirens. At 11:24 a.m., following the weather event, Emergency Management Coordinator, Fire Chief Cooper, received notifications that some of the sirens did not activate…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
On tonight’s Select Board agenda is follow up on a staffing request made by the Chief of Southboough Police earlier this month.
Police Chief Kenneth Paulhus described to the Board and Advisory Committee an urgent need for increasing the full time Dispatcher staff. He is looking to up the number from 4 to 5.
The request, on the heels of a Special Town Meeting and learning about a projected increase in residents’ property taxes, was met with dismay and frustration. Select Board members were upset to not have an earlier heads up on a purportedly dire need. They had believed that adding two officers over 2020-2021 satisfied the departments’ needs long term staffing needs…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Colorado Springs Police Department is short a quarter of the number needed in its call center, which is having a big impact on how soon calls get answered. In turn, that slows the CSPD’s response to people who are in grave danger and need help.
“We are currently down 23 positions in the Communication’s Center which is approximately 25% of their staff. We currently have 12 vacant ERT (call takers) positions and 11 Public Safety Dispatcher positions,” Police Chief Vince Niski said in an email to a citizen who complained to City Council, obtained by the Indy. “This has a direct impact on our ability to answer calls in a timely manner.” …
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
ROSWELL, Ga. — Police were dispatched to the Roswell Emergency Dispatch Center on Oct. 27 after a man reportedly called 911 repeatedly and made lewd comments.
Call takers gave officers audio of three separate calls from the suspect.
In the first call, according to police, the caller threatened the dispatcher and her family.
The man called back a second time and asked to speak to a Roswell cop, then used a racial slur when the dispatcher asked his location. He also threatened to sexually assault children during the short exchange, police said…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
Lincoln’s emergency dispatch center is experiencing sporadic connectivity issues when fielding 911 calls from cellphones, according to the police department.
Residents seeking emergency services are still encouraged to dial 911 first, LPD announced in a Tuesday afternoon news release, but anyone who has trouble connecting to dispatchers should hang up and call 402-441-6000…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Board of Supervisors, acting in that capacity as well as directors of the County Fire Protection District, unanimously approved several actions that represent what County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig called “a major step” toward creating a Regional Fire Communications Facility.
Hartwig said the discussion for the board Tuesday was “more about cooperation, partnership and regionalization as it is about dispatch.”
Essentially, the decisions approved agreements to provide fire dispatch services for Santa Maria, Lompoc, Guadalupe and Santa Barbara fire departments and the Montecito and Carpinteria-Summerland fire protection districts…
