by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 13, 2021 | Comm Center News
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday recommended $20 million for public broadcasting’s Next Generation Warning System within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Fiscal Year 2022 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill.
This funding would help support public broadcasting’s work in alert and warning and public safety communications.
The recommended appropriation was commended by Patrick Butler, President and CEO of America’s Public Television Stations (APTS)…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 13, 2021 | Comm Center News
ROYALSTON — Royalston’s Selectboard is hoping some questions regarding the communication tower off Warwick Road can be answered fairly soon, especially given that that tower is fitted with equipment that allows for communication between the town’s public safety agencies. Agreements regarding operation of the tower are due to run out in three months.
Elwood Taylor, who owns the property on which the tower is located, approached the board at its meeting last Tuesday, July 6, to inform them a lease agreement he has with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) is due to expire this fall. FRCOG, which had once used the tower for emergency communications, was given control of the unit after it was constructed by the federal government.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 13, 2021 | Comm Center News
AT&T Selected to Provide Connectivity Solutions for California State and Local Agencies, and Education Institutions
New Technologies Including High-Capacity Broadband and FirstNet® Accessible to Public Entities Improve Communications Throughout California
What’s the news? The California Network and Telecommunications (CALNET) Program awarded AT&T* contracts for 16 new service categories to provide connectivity and technology products to California state and local agencies. Under these new contracts, AT&T will deliver a comprehensive portfolio of cost-effective solutions that will modernize the agency’s operations and help make California communities safer, smarter and stronger.
California is the third largest state by area and the most populous state in the country with different solution needs for each agency. With CALNET, state and local government agencies can go through a streamlined process to select AT&T solutions that meet their individual requirements…
by ECC Editor | Jul 12, 2021 | Comm Center News
The board of St. Francois County 911 Joint Communications resolved to continue meeting with area fire departments and EMS providers in the area to figure out improved computer-aided dispatch (CAD) services.
At its meeting in June, it also discussed creating a new 3- to 5-year plan for future priorities, heard an update on the Simms Mountain Tower project, and congratulated 911 Director Alan Wells for the center’s 100% score on its MULES audit.
The Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES) is the state’s records custodian for criminal history data and provides an online public service to obtain certified criminal history records. The Missouri State Highway Patrol conducts the audit every two years, Wells said. He complimented Casey McCarty and Bryanna Jones, as well as Tacy Ticer Petrait who works with them in that division, for a “100% outstanding job well done… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jul 12, 2021 | Comm Center News
Community Watch in The Villages is celebrating a major accomplishment after earning statewide accreditation recognition.
Last month, Assistant District Manager Carrie Duckett, Chief Nehemiah Wolfe, Assistant Director Juliane Day and Lead Dispatcher Accreditation Manager Deb Ballard stood before the Florida Telecommunications Accreditation Commission. After an oral review of their report was delivered, the commission voted unanimously to extend accreditation status to The Village Community Development District Community Watch Dispatch Center… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 12, 2021 | Comm Center News
Every second counts in an emergency, and a new proposal to dispatch first responders quicker by building a new 911 center in Libertyville aims to give police and fire personnel the time they need.
The plan will be before the Lake County Board as part of the county’s facility capital improvement plan for fiscal year 2022, which the board will approve or reject on Tuesday. If approved, the building — currently named the “Consolidated Emergency Operations Center, 9-1-1 Dispatch Center, and Emergency Telephone System Board Facility” — will move on to the design phase…
