by ECC Editor | May 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
SYCAMORE – The ability to text a 911 operator in DeKalb County remains months away, but progress in implementing the system is inching forward, according to local emergency personnel.
DeKalb County E911 Coordinator Heather Butler said during a Wednesday emergency telephone system board meeting that the equipment for the county’s Next Generation 911, or NG911, system largely has been installed throughout the county and that emergency response agencies are now working to install the system’s data component. However, she also said the county recently was informed they received an Illinois state grant for $223,223.20 to fund the next five years of the NG911 system’s mapping software and management of its server, equipment, installation, training and project oversight… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | May 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
ABILENE, Texas (PRESS RELEASE) – APD announces the addition of Jurisdiction View, a new data and situational awareness tool to access critical location and additional data during an emergency.
APD is one of the first agencies nationwide to test and implement this new tool, which is now available to 911 centers nationwide through RapidSOS’s free software application RapidSOS Portal.
Information available through RapidSOS Portal includes accurate, real time caller location for 911 calls from iPhones (iOS 12+) and Android phones (4.0+), as well as situational and incident-specific information from connected vehicles, digital health devices, connected buildings, and mobile applications such as Uber…
by ECC Editor | May 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
CHICAGO – Illinois officials announced Wednesday upgrades are coming to the state’s 911 network.
AT&T was chosen among numerous vendors to develop the new Internet-based NG911 Network which is intended to cut down response times and increase interconnectivity among law enforcement agencies.
The new network will eventually allow residents to text 911 as well as send pictures and video to operators… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | May 6, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Richard Mirgon, Public Safety Consultant
As I was writing some comments on social media the other day I had to go back and look at the legislation that brought us FirstNet and the requirement that FirstNet be built using commercial standards. That entire section was very purposeful at the time and today it has worked out to the benefit of public safety. We have seen that public safety can now get public safety grade devices at reasonable prices. We see applications being developed at record speeds and innovation happening unlike anything ever seen by public safety.
One segment of that innovation is related to HPUE or High-Power User Equipment. HPUE is part of the secret sauce of the FirstNet Network. Many users don’t realize that the power outputs of spectrum usage is regulated by the FCC and is critical to the range of the user devices. Back in the old days a public safety handheld might have a power output of 7 watts…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A Central California adult school is taking action to offer a new pathway, for people thinking about making a career change. Emergency medical dispatcher student Myra Duran says she’s always had a passion for helping others
“I was very passionate about helping the community and I actually had envisioned going towards law enforcement, but this brought me to a different route,” said Duran. Myra is one of roughly a dozen students taking part in a six-week emergency medical dispatch course…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
GREAT FALLS — The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday that it now offers online crime reporting for non-emergent incidents.Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter says the system enables people to make reports from the safety and comfort of their home, and allows deputies to focus on the immediate needs of the community, remaining available to respond to urgent calls and spending their time investigating crimes of a more serious nature or patrolling to deter criminal activity altogether. Dispatchers will also be able to focus on priority and emergency calls…
