by ECC Editor | May 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Durham Regional Police Association is calling on the region to hire more 911 operators.
President Colin Goodwin says public safety is at risk.
“Why do we have to wait for something bad to happen?” Goodwin asked, “The ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure at the end of the day. We need to make sure that our 911 centre is appropriately staffed. We need to have the people in there and it puts the safety of the public and region at risk if it isn’t staffed appropriately.” … READ MORE
by ECC Editor | May 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
LEWIS COUNTY, Mo., (KHQA) — UPDATE:
Northeast Emergency Communications Center (NECOMM) 911 officials were notified just after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday that an equipment failure at a major telephone switching facility located in Wentzville, Mo., was the cause of an outage that prevented some telephone customers from reaching 911 services from their landline phone earlier in the day.
The telephone company reports that all repairs have been completed and normal 911 services have been fully restored… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | May 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
ELLSWORTH — Hancock County Regional Communications Center (RCC) dispatcher David Brady has been answering 911 calls, calming panicked callers and dispatching deputies, firefighters and EMTs for longer than some people have been married.
On Tuesday, the Hancock County Commissioners recognized Brady for 40 years of service to the county. The recognition was held during the board’s regular monthly meeting held via online conference platform Zoom.
“I don’t know if the building was built around him,” quipped RCC Director Bob Conary. “I know I rely on David way more than he wants me to for many things.” … READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | May 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
CLARION – New regulations are now in place for all communication towers in Clarion County.At their April 27 meeting, Clarion County Commissioners Ted Tharan, Wayne Brosius and Ed Heasley unanimously approved Ordinance No. 1 of 2021 — an amendment to the 2017 Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance — which now ensures that the county has “co-location opportunities as a community benefit to improve communications for county departments and the Department of Public Safety.”“We don’t know what we’re going to need in 20 years,” Tharan said, pointing to the need for the ordinance, explaining that the new regulation mandates that all current and future tower owners reserve a spot on their towers for county satellites, microwaves or other communication equipment if needed.Tharan said the new clause in the amended ordinance allows the county to have access to space on communication towers without having to rent it…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
Minister for Home Affairs, Youth, Sport, Culture and Heritage (HEYSC&H), Hon. Bernie Bush; and Parliamentary Secretary (Home Affairs), Mr Isaac Rankine, took their first departmental familiarisation tour on Monday May 3 2021 when they toured the Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC).
The government officials were accompanied by HEYSC&H Chief Officer, Ms Teresa Echenique, Deputy Chief Officer for Home Affairs, Ms Kathryn Dinspel-Powell, Acting Deputy Chief Officer Melissa Whorms, the Department’s Director, Mr. Julian Lewis and Assistant Director, Mr. Sean Vasquez…
by ECC Editor | May 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
Emergency services could get a boost after a major communications company was told it will receive a grant to help establish an enhanced 911 network.
AT&T will receive a grant that would allow it to create an internet-based network that would be more reliable and provide greater accuracy in assigning calls to the appropriate agency, Illinois State Police director Brendan Kelly and statewide 911 administrator Cindy Barbera-Brelle announced… READ MORE
