by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 19, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Coos Bay City Council voted unanimously to spend up to $159,000 to purchase new equipment for emergency dispatchers.
Police Chief Chris Chapanar said the equipment for the 9-1-1 dispatchers is desperately needed.
“The 9-1-1 dispatch center is currently using out-of-date equipment that was purchased over 15 years ago,” Chapanar told the council. “The equipment has not only become outdated, but obviously it’s technologically driven, and that has become outdated as well. It is no longer serviceable, and the components are no longer being manufactured..
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 18, 2021 | Comm Center News
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. — Saratoga County officials today announced its Office of Emergency Services is hosting a contest with cash prizes for those who help locate automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) around the county.
The contest, in partnership with the EMS Council, is an effort to grow the county’s AED database.
Contestants are asked to locate and upload photos and information of AEDs around the county using the PulsePoint AED app. The contest runs from July 15 through Aug. 13. Cash prizes will be awarded to the five people who register the most AEDs located in Saratoga County and will be distributed as follows: $300 for first place; $200 for second place; $150 each for third, fourth and fifth place…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 18, 2021 | Comm Center News
BERNALILLO — Sandoval County Fire Chief Eric Masterson looks to improve and expand emergency communications for more remote sections of the county, including Jemez Springs, Cuba and Regina.
Masterson told the Sandoval County Commission during Thursday’s meeting at the county administration building that the county Emergency Management Office, part of the fire department, plans to utilize state funding to build the program and look at additional funding sources to expand it even more.
He said the department’s striving for those communication signals to be broadcasted with more clarity and less static. Masterson also told the board his department’s working to address the issue of what he called “dead space” in areas like Jemez Springs…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 18, 2021 | Comm Center News
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Emergency calls are still coming in, but Roanoke County is seeing a shortage of emergency dispatchers.
There are two openings currently, but with six people still training, the team is feeling the pressure.
Training tends to last six to eight months before new employees are allowed to answer phone calls by themselves.
The last time the dispatch center was fully staffed was about six years ago…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Community Facilities
Community Facilities programs provide loans, grants, and loan guarantees for essential community facilities in rural areas and towns up to 20,000 in population. Priority is given to health care, education, and public safety projects.
http://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/community-facilities-direct-loan-grant-program Program Amount: Graduated Scale
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted year-round. Contact local office to discuss a specific project
Competitive: Applicants will be carefully scored and prioritized to determine which projects should be selected for further development and funding; varying match requirements Eligible Applicants: Municipalities, counties, parishes, boroughs, special-purpose districts, non-profit corporations or associations, and Tribal governments
Objective: Funds the purchase, construction, or improvement of essential community facilities
Planning and Organization: Costs of acquiring interest on land
Equipment: Construction and development of hospitals, health clinics, schools, fire houses, community centers, and many other community-based initiatives NOFO Language: Essential community facilities include public safety services such as fire departments, police stations, prisons, police vehicles, fire trucks, public works vehicles or equipment.
Interpretation: While NG911 is not specifically mentioned, Community Facilities recipients should consider integrating NG911 implementation into planning related to public safety services, vehicles, or equipment…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
BENTON — Marshall County Fiscal Court took a recess during its recent meeting to tour the E911 facility. Director Chris Freeman welcomed the court, along with many others, and gave a presentation on how it would greatly benefit Marshall County’s emergency infrastructure.
Freeman went over many positive aspects of the controversial facility, which he purports will solve many, if not all, of Marshall County’s emergency communications issues. Throughout the presentation, he said the 911 center goes beyond a regular dispatch center, and is a “game changer.”
“Again, this is not a dispatch center, it’s not a 911 center. It’s an emergency communications center, with hopes of regionalization in the future,” Freeman said…
