by ECC Editor | Mar 18, 2021 | Comm Center News
MACON, Ga. — Crews are working to repair two of the main towers at the Macon-Bibb County E-911 Center after lightning struck them during Tuesday night’s storm.
The county says the system is running; however, it is spotty in some areas of town depending on radio frequency. In cases where there is spotty service, the county’s backup systems step in…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 18, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Lafayette Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness has moved out of the basement at the courthouse, and into a new facility on West Willow Street.
Director Craig Stansbury says the $9.7 million emergency center comes with better technology to provide better efficiency in responding to calls. Stansbury says supporting the employees is a top priority…
by ECC Editor | Mar 18, 2021 | Comm Center News
Are union contract-mandated scheduling requirements hampering the 911 call center’s ability to run effectively, including having bilingual call operators available 24 hours a day, seven days a week?
Or is the department simply not doing enough to recruit, hire, and train Spanish-speaking employees?
Those questions emerged Tuesday night during a two-hour public workshop hosted by the Board of Alders Public Safety Committee… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 18, 2021 | Comm Center News
Emergency 911 dispatchers in Bristol and Washington County in Southwest Virginia can now receive text messages from citizens who have an emergency and can’t make a regular call.
The Bristol Virginia Police Department and Washington County Central Dispatch have begun accepting text-to-911 service for their territories…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 18, 2021 | Comm Center News
With a deadline fast approaching, several Northern Michigan communities have passed resolutions opposing new federal rules that may restrict how 911 surcharge fees are allocated locally.
The Federal Communications Commission introduced the proposed rules last month, though its members began working on the policy changes October. Its intent is to prevent “911 surcharge fee diversion” For some area residents, the proposal could impact how the Cheboygan, Charlevoix and Emmet Central Dispatch Authority — which fields 911 calls in those three counties — uses the money it collects on your phone bills…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 18, 2021 | Comm Center News
Owensboro-Daviess County 911 Dispatch is preparing to dispatch calls for the Daviess County Public Schools Police Department.
On Tuesday night, Owensboro city commissioners approved an agreement allowing the school district’s police departments access to the 911 operations and radio system. Daviess Fiscal Court also has to approve the agreement, but 911 center Director Paul Nave said a goal is to have the 911 center ready to begin transmitting messages to school officers on or before Fiscal Court is scheduled to approve the agreement…
