by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 15, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Board of Clark County Commissioners has authorized contracts with Bethel and Pleasant townships to join the county’s 9-1-1 dispatching center.
The two townships are the first group to authorize dispatching contracts with the county after the City of Springfield reached a deal with the commission in late November. Although the county has received verbal or written confirmation that all Clark County emergency management personnel, excluding Green Twp., will sign on to join the new center…
by ECC Editor | Mar 15, 2021 | Comm Center News
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – The Mountain Valley Emergency Communications Center (MVECC), a regional public safety answering point serving the communities of Summit, New Providence, and Millburn has rolled-out Uber’s In-App Emergency feature with the RapidSOS Portal Jurisdiction View feature, which allows drivers or riders feeling unsafe during an Uber trip in any one of MVECC’s three communities to notify 9-1-1 of a problem directly through the Uber app… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 15, 2021 | Comm Center News
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Metro Nashville 911 dispatchers are getting thousands of non-life-threatening calls every month, and a new campaign is aiming to curb this problem.
Nashville’s Emergency Communications Department and Hub Nashville are trying to help people understand when, and when not to call 911. They said Metro gets 11,000 non-life-threatening calls to 911 every month… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 15, 2021 | Comm Center News
Next date: Tuesday, October 05, 2021 | 08:30 AM
to Friday, October 08, 2021 | 04:30 PM
PRE-REQUISITES: 9-1-1 Telecommunicator’s Training & C.P.R. Certification.
Copies of Certificates must accompany registration and be emailed to Mark Meehan.
A required course for 9-1-1 Telecommunicator. This state approved certification course will enable the student to properly answer, prioritize and dispatch calls for medical aid, and to provide instructions for preliminary emergency medical care prior to arrival of emergency medical personnel. This class will include practical exercises and demonstrations…
by ECC Editor | Mar 15, 2021 | Comm Center News
A year-long global pandemic has been tough on everyone.
CDC data shows increases in the number of adults who experienced anxiety and depression, substance abuse and even thought about suicide this year.
We spoke to the St. Joseph County, Indiana 911 dispatch center about the local trends they’ve seen with mental health-related calls… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 15, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is just around the corner (April 11-17, 2021). We are thankful for the day-in-day-out hard work, professionalism and dedication of all 911 telecommunicators.
According to APCO’s NPSTW website, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is a week set aside to honor 911 telecommunicators. The website states: “Every year during the second week of April, the telecommunications personnel in the public safety community, are honored. This week-long event, initially set up in 1981 by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office in California, is a time to celebrate and thank those who dedicate their lives to serving the public. It is a week that should be set aside so everyone can be made aware of their hard work and dedication… READ MORE
