by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 22, 2021 | Comm Center News
Lewis County now has an Office of Emergency Management/E-911 director. James Gum accepted the position, and Keith Talbert has accepted the position of assistant director. The position of director had been vacant since the passing of William Rowan in 2020. Rowan had been director since 1984.
Gum was hired in 1992 as a telecommunicator and recalled one of his first experiences: moving into the building that houses emergency management and Lewis County dispatch…
by ECC Editor | Mar 20, 2021 | Comm Center News
FAIRFIELD — A firm has been selected to create the emergency communications center for Fairfield and Westport and the lease with Sacred Heart University to house it there has been amended, moving the project closer to reality.
Officials selected PAC Group, based in Torrington, to fit out and renovate the space for about $1.37 million. The firm was the lowest of six bidders, said Gerald Foley, Fairfield’s purchasing director… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 20, 2021 | Comm Center News
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The City of Columbus is transferring 50 human resources jobs from police and fire to a new department in public safety.
According to the recently approved budget, the move accounts for $4.8 million in salaries and benefits. The City said it is not incurring any costs with the personnel move.
The budget also calls for the 911 emergency communications center to be moved in 2021. That’s 147 jobs and $12.8 million in salaries and benefits… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 20, 2021 | Comm Center News
NEGAUNEE, Mich. (WLUC) – A dispatch supervisor for the Michigan State Police has been arrested and arraigned on criminal sexual conduct charges.
According to the Michigan State Police (MSP) Negaunee Post, 52-year-old Brian McEachern, who was assigned to the Negaunee Regional Communications Center, was arraigned in Marquette County’s 96th District Court on charges of criminal sexual conduct (CSC) first degree (victim under 13) and CSC-fourth degree (force or coercion) on March 18… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 20, 2021 | Comm Center News
BREVARD COUNTY • PALM BAY, FLORIDA – The Palm Bay Police Department honored Erica Kincaid as the 2020 telecommunicator of the year.
Palm Bay police officials said that throughout the unprecedented year of 2020, there hasn’t been much that Kincaid hasn’t done to exemplify herself as a 9-1-1 “unsung hero.”
“Erica has a hand in almost every operation within the Communications Center; from manning a position, training new employees, supervising her shift, managing the agency’s CJIS and DAVID operations, and playing a monumental role in building an entirely new CAD system from the ground up – Erica is truly a behind-the-scenes 9-1-1 hero at our agency,” said officials in honoring Kincaid… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 20, 2021 | Comm Center News
NORTH PERTH – Although it means a significant increase in cost for the municipality, North Perth Fire Chief Edward Smith brought forward a recommendation on March 15 for council to enter into a fire dispatch agreement with the Owen Sound Emergency Communications Centre.
In late 2020, a team was assembled to undertake a request for proposal (RFP) for fire radio dispatch services. The objectives of the RFP were to secure a service provider for fire dispatch which would meet legislative requirements for dispatching under National Fire Prevention Association and the Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1), as well as a suitable service level agreement to protect the respective municipal interests… READ MORE
