The International Association of Fire Chiefs is urging congress to pass the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2021, which will provide $15 billion to update the infrastructure of the country’s emergency network.
The legislation is part of LIFT America Act, and it was introduced in the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee on March 11…
The remote event was a cooperation between ETSI, EENA (European emergency number association) and NENA (9-1-1 association) – this was the first time the European event partnered with NENA’s US ICE 9 event.
“Crossing borders and oceans, the event helped to ensure efficient, interoperable emergency communications for all citizens,” said EENA technical director, and ETSI EMTEL committee chair, Cristina Lumbreras…
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Democrats on March 11, 2021, reintroduced a signature infrastructure package, the Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act, or LIFT America Act (H.R. 1848) to modernize U.S. infrastructure, combat climate change, and protect public health and the environment.
The LIFT America Act would invest more than $312 billion in clean energy, energy efficiency, drinking water, broadband and healthcare infrastructure. This Holland & Knight alert provides details on the act’s contents… READ MORE
WOOD RIVER — Work on several 911-related projects — including the closure of the Bethalto call center when it consolidates with Wood River — was discussed at Wednesday’s Emergency Telephone System Board meeting.
Chairman Joe Petrokovich, who is also the 911 manager for the Wood River Police Department, said the switch is still set for 6 a.m. April 1…
“I was prepared to stay here for a couple of days. So, I came back up here and stayed and slept on a cot in the training room which wasn’t the best,” said Shonaci Rains, 911 operator and dispatcher for the Amarillo Emergency Communications Center “We didn’t know that the light had a sensor, so every time we stretched, turn over, or move, the light would come on while we were sleeping so I didn’t get much sleep”…
Both Pismo Beach and Grover Beach have agreed to move forward with a plan to consolidate their emergency dispatch services, a move that officials say could improve emergency response strategies and potentially save money for both cities in the future.
At a meeting on March 22, Grover Beach City Council showed enthusiastic support for a proposal to fold the city’s dispatch services into those already offered by Pismo, allowing Grover to reduce its staffing levels and repurpose its dispatch facility into much-needed police briefing space. If Arroyo Grande decides to join the partnership when its dispatch contract with the SLO County Sheriff’s Office ends, city staff said that South County would have a true regional dispatch center…
