by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 12, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
When first responders enter a building during an emergency, there aren’t too many factors more important than that they’re able to hear one another as they make their way through the property. Uninterrupted communication between first responders could literally be the difference between life and death in a lot of emergency situations.
Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF), a pure-play Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and Emergency Responder Radio Communications Systems (ERRCS) provider understands the importance of flawless first responder communication…
by ECC Editor | Mar 12, 2021 | Comm Center News
A computer server that failed to re-boot is being blamed for knocking many of the county’s 9-1-1 phone lines out of service early Friday morning.
Sumner County residents who subscribe to the Code Red notification system received messages and/or calls at around 2 a.m. on March 5 that if they needed emergency assistance to call one of several alternate phone numbers… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 12, 2021 | Comm Center News
WFSB) – Issues with Verizon customers calling 911 have been repaired.
Waterbury police posted on Friday morning that Verizon customers trying to reach them via 911 had connectivity difficulties.
“Please stay safe and aware of this,” Waterbury police said… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 12, 2021 | Comm Center News
The North Bay Police Service continues to try and cope with a frustrating trend that hampers many emergency services; that’s 9-1-1 hangup calls.
“On an average day we receive 10 to 15 9-1-1 hang-ups,” admitted Scott Tod, North Bay’s Police Chief.
Tod says despite those hangup 9-1-1 calls, the police and emergency services cannot just assume it was just someone hitting the wrong button on their phone… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 12, 2021 | Comm Center News
Gahanna public-safety officials recently launched a free service that is expected to save time during emergencies.
The city of Gahanna on March 3 announced that Smart911, a service allowing individuals and families to subscribe to provide important information to 911, is available… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 12, 2021 | Comm Center News
SPRING HILL, TN (WSMV) – A Williamson County emergency dispatcher had an exciting day at work when she helped a couple deliver a baby over the phone.
Dispatcher Taylor Kinney received a call from a man who said his pregnant wife had gone into labor at their home, Williamson County EMA said.
Kinney dispatched medics, police and fire to the couple’s home and provided the husband with delivery instructions from the dispatch center guide cards…
