by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 9, 2021 | Comm Center News
First responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications with the addition of a new, purpose-built FirstNet cell site near Hysham, Montana.
The new FirstNet infrastructure will improve coverage on Interstate 94 between Billings and Miles City, elevating public safety for vehicles traveling through the area. This increase of connectivity will improve the ability for first responders to reliably communicate in the event of an emergency, saving precious time when it matters most. This new infrastructure is a part of the FirstNet network expansion taking place across the state, bringing increased coverage, capacity and capabilities for public safety…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 9, 2021 | Comm Center News
TUCSON (KVOA) – When you dial 9-1-1 every second counts.
But, as the News 4 Tucson Investigators discovered more than two years ago, those second were sometimes turning into minutes.
As the News 4 Tucson Investigators reported back in January, a third-party report found working conditions inside Tucson’s public safety communications center were a mess…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 9, 2021 | Comm Center News
COLLEGE STATION, TX — Emergency dispatchers handle many high-adrenaline calls, often dealing with cases of devastation and loss. But two Brazos County 9-1-1 dispatchers recently worked an exciting call, resulting in a rare moment, of great joy.
Brazos County 9-1-1 dispatchers Stephanie Arms and Darian Soares, have had a relatively smooth past few weeks working together. Arms, a seasoned dispatcher with over nine years of experience, has been training rookie colleague Soares in the ways of processing 9-1-1 calls, calmly and effectively. On Feb. 21, Soares was only into her third month of training and hadn’t handled many serious medical emergencies firsthand. Then, an expectant father in Bryan picked up the phone…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 9, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
FirstNet keeps first responders and communities safe. It is the nationwide Public Safety broadband network, services and solutions that are dedicated to first responders and those that support them.
How does FirstNet work?
FirstNet is a dedicated high-speed communications platform using LTE cellular technologies along with its own core network and SIM cards. LTE is the baseline technology with FirstNet operating on multiple frequencies. Each new frequency essentially adds a lane to the highway, making travel faster and safer for everyone. FirstNet increases the speed of transmission for high-speed data, location information, images, and video that can mean all the difference when seconds..
by ECC Editor | Mar 9, 2021 | Comm Center News
A Phoenix 911 operator who recently recovered from COVID-19 has died after returning to work. And now the city is investigating how it handled overtime in her case. Pamela Cooper’s story is part of a larger issue about who is answering 911 operators’ calls for help.
Pamela Cooper
Four days after Pamela Cooper was rushed to the hospital, Councilwoman Betty Guardado said this: “Pamela’s shift should have been 10 hours but because of the chronic understaffing she was forced to stay for 15 hours”… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 9, 2021 | Comm Center News
A $120 million project that hopes to strengthen city services while revitalizing a neighborhood will be vertically expanding by a floor following some modifications to a scheme that emerged last year.
Jersey City announced in September the imminent groundbreaking of their new Public Safety Headquarters. Set to rise at a parking lot on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Kearney Avenue, the facility is part of an ongoing endeavor to consolidate many of the city’s government operations within a few blocks of Bergen-Lafayette…
