by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 26, 2021 | Comm Center News
Ballston Spa, NY — Saratoga County officials today announced that the Emergency Services Department will host a prize-winning contest for people supporting the installation of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in the county.
This contest is an effort to expand the county’s AED database in collaboration with the EMS Council.
Contestants will be asked to use the PulsePoint AED app to find and upload AED photos and information around the county. The contest will run from July 15th to August 13th. The prize money will be awarded to the five registered AEDs in Saratoga County and will be distributed as follows: Second place is $ 200. $ 150 each for 3rd, 4th and 5th place…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 26, 2021 | Comm Center News
SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County officials will share an update on Monday about a pilot program, which started in 2020, on how to address 911 mental-health-related calls is going.
The Specialized Multidisciplinary Alternate Response Team (S.M.A.R.T.) is dispatched through the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Communications Center. The purpose is to more effectively respond with a trained multidisciplinary team and divert individuals experiencing a mental health crisis from jails and emergency departments…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 26, 2021 | Comm Center News
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Maintenance work affected 911 emergency call service in two Kansas counties over the weekend.
Sedgwick County officials said Sunday that callers to 911 in the Wichita area heard a recording instead of reaching a live dispatcher overnight Saturday, but it wasn’t immediately clear how many calls were affected. Officials said Shawnee County’s 911 call center in Topeka was also affected by the outage.
Sedgwick County said the outage was caused by work AT&T was doing on its phone system that wasn’t supposed to cause problems for the emergency call centers, according to The Wichita Eagle…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 26, 2021 | Comm Center News
Once again, the failing emergency communications equipment in Hawkins County was the topic of a recent heated exchange at the July 21 Public Safety Committee meeting.
As members of local emergency response agencies gave reports to the Committee, Commissioner Dawson Fields became increasingly angry when responders mentioned the radio communication issues they encountered during the 13-day search for missing 5-year-old Summer Wells.
Both Fields and Commissioner Mike Herrell told responders that they were tired of the Commission being blamed for these issues, stating that the commission had already recommended that the current failing system be “band-aided” until a permanent solution could be found…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 26, 2021 | Comm Center News
With Colorado wildfire season officially in full swing, fast and ultra-reliable communication is key for our state’s first responders.
Eagle County public safety agencies are transforming their communication technology with FirstNet, built with AT&T a special nationwide wireless network.
Justin Kirkland, Chief of Gypsum Fire Protection District, tells us the impacts of FirstNet have been real, tangible and, at times, lifesaving during wildfire season…
by ECC Editor | Jul 26, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Broome County Office of Emergency Services said the County Communications Center is “experiencing issues” with the Binghamton, Vestal and Johnson City police 10-digit complaint reporting lines.
Broome County officials said people should call 607-778-1911 if their call does not go through.
Officials noted that 911 is still working for emergencies… READ MORE
