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…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
DOVER-FOXCROFT — A feasibility study for a Piscataquis County public safety radio system is nearing completion and should be presented to the Piscataquis County Commissioners in the near future.
Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency Director Tom Capraro told the commissioners during a May 4 meeting that the previous week he, Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Todd Lyford and Dispatch Sgt. Gary Grant met again with Normand Bouchard of Communications Design Consulting Group of Barrington, New Hampshire…
by ECC Editor | May 5, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
FCC to Begin Accepting 900 MHz Applications
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau released a Public Notice last week announcing that it will begin accepting 900 MHz broadband segment applications. In May 2020, the FCC realigned the 900 MHz band to make available six megahertz of low-band spectrum for the development of critical wireless broadband technologies and services, while reserving the remaining four megahertz of spectrum for continued narrowband operations.
4.9 GHZ Band Stay Draft Order Circulated
Last week, a draft order was circulated among the FCC Commissioners that would stay the 4.9 GHZ Band Order that it adopted in September 2020. In the Order, the Commission adopted rules permitting expanded use of 50 megahertz of mid-band spectrum in the 4.9 GHZ band, allowing one statewide band licensee per state to lease some or all of its spectrum rights to third parties… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2021 | Comm Center News
Dispatch Director Valerie Maynard said things have gone well since the transition.
The dispatch team moved from the John Day Police Department to the John Day Fire Hall, which provided more space and the opportunity to design their work arrangements to correlate with their duties…
