by AllThingsECC.com | May 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
New legislation required dispatchers across Tennessee to learn a new skill this year: giving CPR instruction over the phone. Within just a month of learning this, that skill was put to good use this past week in Meigs County.
“It’s a high-stress situation, so there’s a lot to forget,” said Meigs County Dispatch Center Director Stephanie Wright. “Having a dispatcher on the phone actually guiding you step-by-step can be comforting for the caller.”
Meigs County Sheriff Jackie Melton said when it typically comes to calls like these, getting help to someone can take time…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
BALTIMORE, MD (WEAA) — Residents are blaming staffing shortages within the police and fire department for lives being lost in Baltimore City.
On Sunday, multiple people were shot at Carroll Park in south Baltimore, one person was killed.
The Baltimore Firefighter’s Union says during the shooting, there weren’t enough emergency units to send to the scene. Baltimore City Fire Chief Niles Ford addressed the allegation saying, emergency responders arrived to the scene within minutes and did an outstanding job rendering care to the victims…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 6, 2021 | Comm Center News
Alexandria, VA – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Public Safety Communications Awards and Technology Leadership Awards. The winners will be recognized, along with last year’s winners, during the Opening General Session at APCO 2021, APCO’s Annual Conference & Expo, taking place August 15-18 in San Antonio, Texas.
The award recipients demonstrated the highest levels of professional conduct and outstanding performance in the line of duty. This year, APCO received 175 nominations from across the country. The award winner of each category is…
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
