by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 16, 2021 | Comm Center News
Almost 17 years after the FCC called for the reconfiguration of 800 MHz spectrum—known as 800 MHz rebanding—the massive program of retuning more than 2,100 radio systems should be done in June, the 800 MHz Transition Administrator (TA) recently stated in its notice of program completion filed recently with the FCC.
“The TA has determined that all of the 800 MHz incumbent licensees in 2,169 reconfiguration agreements—except for the City of El Paso, Texas, and License Acquisitions—that were subject to reconfiguration have relocated to their post-reconfiguration frequencies and modified their licenses to delete their pre-reconfiguration frequencies or canceled their licenses,” the TA states in its filing with the FCC…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 16, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Bringing to a close the process initiated with the adoption of the Secure and Trusted Communications Act of 2019, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau released its list of communications equipment and services that it has deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security. US-based service providers are prohibited from receiving federal subsidies for purchasing the listed communications equipment or services (the “Covered List”), and service providers will be given an opportunity to receive federal funds to subsidize the removal and replacement of the communications equipment and services included on the Covered List…
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…
