by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 23, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Neil Horden
When we think of public safety communications, we most often think of police, and fire, and the Two-Way radios they use. While much has changed about these systems over the years, the fundamentals of Two-Way Push-to-Talk (PTT) communications on a Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system has been a staple. So much so, that we often define our communications requirements as if PTT over LMR is the only viable solution.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 23, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Arlington County Police Department has quietly removed more of its radio channels from public monitoring.
Without a public announcement, ACPD started to encrypt two of its main radio channels for police communication earlier this month. A department spokesperson confirmed the move after inquiries from ARLnow, saying it’s part of a regional plan…
by ECC Editor | Mar 23, 2021 | Comm Center News
FRANKFORT, Ky. – On March 18, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) honored 14 civilian employees in-person, during a private ceremony in Frankfort. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, last year’s civilian award ceremony was postponed until it was safe to hold an in-person event in accordance with Healthy at Work and CDC guidelines.
Elizabethtown resident Jodi D. Shacklette was named 2020 ‘KSP Civilian of the Year’. Shacklette retired from KSP in 2020 as a Telecommunicator working at Post 4 in Elizabethtown, with more than 25 years of service… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 23, 2021 | Comm Center News
For immediate releaseHOLBROOK — Director Steve Hooke is pleased to announce that the Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center will be adding the Abington Police Department to its list of partner agencies.
The HRECC will begin dispatch services for the Abington Police Department in Fiscal Year 2022, and will also acquire the Abington Public Safety Answering Point…
by ECC Editor | Mar 23, 2021 | Comm Center News
PITTSBURG, KS — The City of Pittsburg and Crawford County have partnered to purchase a new state-of-the-art emergency call handling and management system that will allow residents to text urgent alerts to 9-1-1.
For the last two years, the city and county have collaborated to replace antiquated telephone systems with a Next Gen 9-1-1 solution based on Internet Protocol, which are designed to keep up with the rapidly evolving communication habits of today, such as mobile calling, texting, sharing data, and more… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 23, 2021 | Comm Center News
GRATIOT COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) – Gratiot County Central Dispatch is using a new tool to help locate 911 callers faster and easier.
The county is adopting the what3words system to find people who may not know their exact location when the call 911 for help. The international system has divided all of the Earth’s surface into 10-foot squares and assigned each a combination of three words for an address…
