by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 13, 2021 | Comm Center News
MARIETTA, GA — Local residents who have an interest in the inner-workings of the Cobb County Department of Public Safety are invited to participate in the agency’s annual citizens’ safety academy this fall.
The 13-session academy provides residents with an inside look at various aspects of the Department of Public Safety. During the course, participants will be provided insight into various aspects of the department, including how the police, fire, animal services and 911 departments are organized and provide safety to Cobb County residents, department officials wrote in a social media post on Monday.
Participants are asked to either live or work in Cobb County and must be at least 21 years of age…
by ECC Editor | Jul 13, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
National Emergency Number Association (NENA) board members yesterday released the latest version of the i3 standard for next-generation 911 (NG911) infrastructure, which will be submitted to the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) for approval that could resolve one point of contention in NG911 funding proposals.
“This is a landmark moment in the evolution of NG911,” NENA President Gary Bell said in a prepared statement. “The public-safety community and the tech industry now have the most up-to-date, comprehensive, consensus-driven, open standard for NG911. This will no doubt hasten and strengthen our push to see NG911 systems, services, and products deployed coast to coast… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 13, 2021 | Comm Center News
The first course will be offered live at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Ga.
Alexandria, VA – Today the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced the introduction of the Institute’s newest course for emergency communications center (ECC) professionals – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the ECC. The first course will be held August 31 – September 1, onsite at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) in Forsyth, Ga.
The DEI course was developed with information gathered from an APCO membership survey conducted late in 2020, which identified issues affecting diversity, equity and inclusion in the ECC. The course curriculum includes discussions on experiences and viewpoints to better understand how perceptions – both individual and institutional – can affect how employees interact with each other in the workplace. The course will also identify interventions to counter biases, microaggressions and other negative workplace behaviors. Best practices are also addressed to result in healthier and more inclusive organizations with fully engaged employees…
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by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 13, 2021 | Comm Center News
Telecommunicators at the Farmville Emergency Communications Center are now able to provide 911 callers with pre-arrival instructions such as how to control bleeding, perform CPR or even assist in childbirth.
According to Jackie Gilbert, emergency communications manager at the center, each dispatcher is now certified in emergency medical dispatch — a process which allows telecommunicators to provide those who dial 911 with instructions on how to respond to a medical emergency before first responders arrive.
In a Monday, July 12, interview, Gilbert highlighted the center began offering emergency medical dispatch services May 19…
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.
