by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 29, 2021 | Comm Center News
A police officer made his final call to his fiancée – a department dispatcher – before retiring from the Emporia Police Department in Kansas on April 28. Video shared by Lyon County Emergency Communications Center shows dispatcher Selena sending Officer Ayer home for the last time after 26 years of service. “Even though you will not be in my ear, you’ll always be in my heart,” she said. “I am your angel of the airwaves, and you are my knight in shining kevlar.” Credit: Lyon County Emergency Communications Center…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 29, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Cherokee County 911 Center has underwent numerous technological upgrades over the past several months. Those upgrades have enhanced our ability to communicate with 911 callers when the caller may not be able to communicate with us. One of those upgrades is called “TEXT TO 911”!
If you find yourself in a situation where you might not be able to communicate verbally with 911, you now have the ability to text 911. You can do this by simply entering 911 as the number you wish to text, typing your message, and pressing send. This is for emergency situations only. Please make sure you include the location of the emergency, name, callback number, and what the emergency is…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 29, 2021 | Comm Center News
Tara Doe, of Newcastle, is the new director of the Lincoln County Communications Center. The center fields 911 calls and dispatches emergency services throughout the county. (Charlotte Boynton photo)
Lincoln County has a new communications director, believed to be the first woman to serve in the role. The county selected Tara Doe from a pool of six candidates to lead the agency that fields 911 calls and dispatches emergency services throughout the county…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 29, 2021 | Comm Center News
DRACUT — Chief Peter Bartlett is pleased to share the diligent work of three Dracut Police officers and a Northern Middlesex Regional Emergency Communications Center (NMRECC) dispatcher, which resulted in the recovery of cash for a victim of an apparent scam.
On April 3, Dracut Police received a call from a woman in Florida who reported that she believed her elderly mother had fallen victim to a scam and had sent $25,000 in cash to an address in Dracut. The daughter stated that her mother had received a call stating that her grandson was arrested and in police custody and money needed to be sent to a supposed lawyer for him to be released. She also stated that the package sent to Dracut containing the cash had not yet been delivered…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 29, 2021 | Comm Center News
CLAY COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Clay County leaders said they desperately need a new radio system for their 911 center.
County leaders are trying to get funding to improve that system — all to make sure the county’s residents are as safe as possible when handling life-or-death situations.
Becky Pritt, the emergency management director in Clay County, said sometimes dispatchers and first responders have to repeat themselves more than five times — or even leave scenes to get cell phone service to call the dispatch center…
