by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2021 | Comm Center News
(Updated at 10:35 a.m.) A public-records request sheds light on how the Arlington County Police Department justified a change to what the public can hear via police radio channels.
The Freedom of Information Act inquiry by ARLnow uncovered documents about the department’s March change to encrypt more radio chatter. The documents cited safety and security concerns, including some related to last summer’s police reform protests and the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Whereas the public — including news outlets like ARLnow and local TV stations — used to be able to hear more details about a police incident in progress in Arlington, now in most circumstances only the initial dispatch and basic information from the scene can be heard…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2021 | Comm Center News
On Monday June 1, 2021, Cheri Bennett started as a 911 Dispatcher for the Coos Bay Police Department.
Bennett was born and raised in the Coos Bay / North Bend area and is a proud graduate of Marshfield High School. Further, Bennett has an Associates’ Degree from Southwestern Oregon Community College. She was most recently employed by Bay Cities Ambulance as an Emergency Medical Dispatcher and had worked there since 2015.
Bennett is married and has three children. Bennett enjoys camping and spending time with her family…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
For a temporary interim, the Tehama County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center will be closed between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. Emergency calls for service that would otherwise be handled by sheriff’s dispatch during those hours will be rerouted to the Red Bluff Police Department Dispatch Center, reported Tehama County Sheriff Dave Hencratt.
The move took effect Sunday, June 6, and on Tuesday, the Tehama County Board of Supervisors approved unanimously a resolution which allows the transfer of $15,000 to fund Red Bluff police dispatch services’ increased call volume due to the part-time closure of sheriff’s dispatch through the end of June, and an additional $60,000 to pay the costs from July through September…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
A tentative funding package is in place to ensure wages and benefits for 21 full-time dispatchers at Greene County 911 for the fiscal year beginning on July 1.
Members of the county board of directors discussed ways to pay for the 911 staff positions Tuesday.
Contributions by Greene County, the Town of Greeneville and the county’s three municipalities will likely be determined using a population-based formula, officials said…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
When the Moraga Police Department was established in 1979, the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department was contracted for dispatching services, which also included 911 and non-emergency services.
In 1987, the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff was contracted by the town to perform police dispatching services above and beyond what EBRPD provided. A main benefit was that both Lafayette and Orinda police departments were on the same radio frequency and channel as MPD, often times providing a tri-city assist in emergencies. Additionally, the sheriff’s office constantly upgrades its technology and is known for its excellent service to Moraga…
by ECC Editor | Jun 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
PROVIDENCE – After the House of Representatives approved legislation from Deputy Majority Whip Mia Ackerman that would required the 911 system to certify and staff individuals trained in telecommunicator CPR, the Senate passed its version of the bill from Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin on Tuesday.
The legislation establishes an emergency phone system call review and quality improvement, and would require all 911 operators to be trained in telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation… READ MORE
