by ECC Editor | Apr 21, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09), the co-chair of the House Law Enforcement Caucus and the co-chair of the House Fire Services Caucus, today led a letter to House leadership urging inclusion of the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act in the upcoming infrastructure package. The legislation would provide $15 billion to update America’s 9-1-1 infrastructure, protect against cyber threats, and ensure that first responders will be able to efficiently use upgraded 9-1-1 technology to save lives. The letter was also signed by Fire Services Caucus co-chairs Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), and Mike Bost (R-IL-12), and Law Enforcement Caucus co-chair John Rutherford (R-FL-04)… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 21, 2021 | Comm Center News
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Thursday, Austin City Council members will vote on an ordinance that would create an Emergency Communications Department to handle 911 calls, separate from Austin Police Department.
This is the latest item up for a vote in the city’s efforts to reimagine public safety.
If approved, 222 civilian positions within APD’s current call center would be transferred out of the police department. The move would decrease funding for APD by more than $16 million…
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
