by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 3, 2021 | Comm Center News
Teams of mental health professionals, paramedics and crisis-intervention trained officers will use white vans to help those suffering from mental illness in two parts of Chicago, officials said. (Credit: Chicago Department of Public Health)
Chicagoans who call 911 in two parts of the city while experiencing a mental health crisis can now get help from not just a Chicago police officer trained to assist them — but also a paramedic and a mental health professional.
The teams are now responding to calls for help from Chicagoans in Uptown, Lakeview and North Center on the North Side, with another team focusing on Auburn Gresham and Chatham on the South Side, officials told aldermen during a meeting of the City Council’s Committee on Health and Human Relations on Wednesday…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 3, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Marion County Sheriff Department extended their “deepest condolences” to the family of long-time employee Thomas Kelly, who died Tuesday night from COVID-19 complications.
Thomas was employed by the Sheriff’s Department as an emergency dispatch operator since May of 2008.
Marion County Communications Supervisor Jerry Hutchins said “I have lost a great friend and great employee. Thomas served the citizens of Marion County with respect and kindness. He always had a smile on his face. Everyone please take every precaution available to protect yourself from this virus. Rest In Peace my friend”…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 3, 2021 | Comm Center News
Michael Guthrie has been named Director of the Emergency Communication District (ECD). In this position he will be responsible for mapping all the addresses for Sumner County.
He will be responsible for assigning an address when someone wants to build on a parcel of land, and when developers want to develop a subdivision, his office will be responsible for making sure that all names of roads and streets are named properly and that there are no duplications.
In addition, his office will be responsible for updating all maps that go to the Emergency Communication Center (ECC 911 dispatch center). Both the ECD and ECC are located on Airport Road, but in separate buildings…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
PIERRE, S.D. – Two South Dakota Native American tribes will receive state funding for their 9-1-1 telecommunications centers.
“This one-time funding is available to 9-1-1 centers statewide for equipment upgrades and other infrastructure needs,” said Craig Price, Cabinet Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. “Reliable 9-1-1 communications is a necessity everywhere in our state, and this funding helps meet that need.”
In March, the Oglala Sioux Tribe received approval for funding of $86,240 in funds from the state’s 9-1-1 Coordination Board. Another $46,449.80 to the Cheyenne River Tribal DPS was approved for funding by the same board Wednesday (today)…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
Dispatchers handled two 911 calls “appropriately per policies” when it took Kent police 52 minutes to respond to a June 14 domestic violence case at a local motel when a man reportedly beat his girlfriend to death, according to an internal investigation by Valley Communications Center (Valley Comm).
Kent Police Cmdr. Rob Scholl contacted Valley Comm executive director Lora Ueland after the killing with a concern over “missing” information in an incident that may have changed the Kent Police Department’s response, according to an inquiry synopsis obtained by the Kent Reporter through a public disclosure request…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
Purchasing and transforming an old casual restaurant building into the University of North Georgia (UNG) Police’s headquarters seemed unusual, but the acquisition delighted the public safety personnel on the Dahlonega Campus.
The redesigned restaurant will accommodate UNG Police’s specific functions, including:
- a lobby and restrooms for UNG faculty, staff and students as well as the public.
- classroom space for academic courses as well as in-service and advanced training purposes.
- an operations center with the latest technology for dispatchers to serve all five UNG campuses.
- dedicated private interview rooms for detectives to question suspects or victims…
