by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
WESTAMPTON – The Burlington County Board of County Commissioners honored a Burlington County Central Communications dispatcher and Delran police officer for their roles in the safe delivery of a healthy baby girl during a snowstorm.
The three-day storm between Jan. 31-Feb. 2 dumped more than 10 inches on parts of the county and kept the dispatchers at Burlington County Central Communications plenty busy. More than 1,000 emergency calls were fielded by the call center and dispatchers assisted with more than 2,700 police, fire and EMS incidents…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
OLYMPIA – The county-led Spokane Regional Emergency Communications agency and the city of Spokane may soon be forced to reach an agreement on how to form one emergency communications agency to determine how certain tax revenue is used.
Despite opposition from Spokane-area Republicans, the state House of Representatives passed Monday a bill that sponsor Spokane Democrat Rep. Marcus Ricccelli says simply fixes a “timing issue” with how counties and cities currently decide when to form an emergency communications agency. The bill passed on partisan lines, 56-41…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 28, 2021 | Comm Center News, Video
Johnson County Emergency Communications manages countywide emergency communications systems and dispatch services. Operations is responsible for the processing of emergency and non-emergency calls for assistance received on E911 (Enhanced 911) and 10-digit phone lines. Operations dispatches FIRE and EMS in Johnson County and EMS in Miami County.
by ECC Editor | Feb 27, 2021 | Comm Center News
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — A major overhaul at the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is keeping people safer on the roads.
IDOT spent $7 million renovating their communications center in Springfield.
Officials said it was a necessary step in providing reliable service during emergencies… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 27, 2021 | Comm Center News
BERRYVILLE — Clarke County’s 911 Communications Center has begun accepting text messages.
The Clarke County Sheriff’s Office, which operates the center, is “constantly updating our equipment” to include the latest communications technology, said Sheriff Tony Roper.
Customers of Verizon Wireless and AT&T with texting and data plans now can send texts to the center to report an emergency. However, the sheriff’s office asks that texts be sent only when the person contacting the communications center has hearing or speech disabilities, is having a medical emergency and cannot speak or is in a situation in which it would not be safe to talk on a call… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 27, 2021 | Comm Center News
Two of the Loveland Police Department’s dispatch team members have taken their appreciation for their positions to the next level, launching a podcast to talk about their job as dispatchers and further educate the community on what they do.
During her training in 2019, communications specialist Sami Pohl said she was so interested in podcasts that she decided she wanted to make one of her own. But the ideas that friends were giving her were just not sticking…
