by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 21, 2021 | Comm Center News
DEERFIELD, IL — When you’ve been working together for 40 years, what’s another five. The Deerfield Village Board voted Monday to approve an emergency dispatch service agreement between the Village of Deerfield and the Village of Bannockburn.
As part of the agreement, Deerfield will continue providing 24-hour a day answering of all emergency 9-1-1 and police 10-digit emergency telephone calls emanating from within the borders of Bannockburn, among other services, at a total cost of $1,020,216…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 21, 2021 | Comm Center News
When looking at the minimum qualifications and the amount of training that go into shaping a successful emergency dispatcher and pairing that with the competence required in taking a 9-1-1 call, it certainly is puzzling that these professionals are classified by New York State and the federal government as “clerical” workers.
That is the thinking of Director Steven Sharpe, Assistant Director Frank Riccobono and the staff at the Genesee County Emergency Dispatch Center, who are applauding companion bills recently introduced in the state Senate and Assembly to change the classification of dispatchers…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 21, 2021 | Comm Center News
Burnsville Fire Chief BJ Jungmann says inadequate staffing levels and increasing 911 calls have caused the city’s combined fire and ambulance service to fall behind the demands of the community.
In recent years, there’ve been more than 150 incidents when the department had no units available to dispatch to an emergency, Jugmann told the Burnsville City Council during a work session this month…
by ECC Editor | Apr 21, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Blair County commissioners said Tuesday they are poised to join a statewide effort to upgrade the 911 emergency call system, which locally has been in use for 25 years.
Blair County Public Safety Director Mark Taylor told Commissioners Bruce R. Erb, Laura Burke and Amy Webster that the project known as Next Generation 911 is something the county could not afford to do on its own… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 21, 2021 | Comm Center News
NORTH PROVIDENCE – Thanks to the Federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant, Fire Chief Silva and Director of Communications Ralph Nahigian were able to secure a $393,000 grant to upgrade the Fire Department’s portable and mobile two-way radio equipment for town firefighters.
The new radios will replace an aging assortment of old technology and now provide the ability for public safety officials to switch directly to the school channels and speak with every individual from the School Department with a radio, including school resource officers and principals…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 21, 2021 | Comm Center News
Due to increased call volume over the last 16 years, the DeKalb County Emergency Communications District (E-911) is looking to hire two more dispatchers with extra help from the City of Smithville and DeKalb County governments.
During a budget work session Monday night, 911 Director Brad Mullinax met with the Smithville Mayor and Aldermen at city hall to ask that the city increase its annual contribution to $160,000, up from $119,595…
