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
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
