by ECC Editor | Feb 22, 2021 | Comm Center News
Police aren’t trained to deliver babies, but when help is needed, the Montgomery County Police Department steps up to the plate.
Cassandra Onley, director of the emergency communications center said out of the 727,000 calls the department received last year, call center personnel was able to assist in four successful baby deliveries. On Nov. 13, 2020, dispatcher Cameron Ivory was able to give step-by-step instruction to help a Montgomery County couple who was unable to make it to the hospital in time… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 22, 2021 | Comm Center News
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Prairie Village boy who called 911 after his mother collapsed waited more than 10 minutes for emergency dispatchers to send help, according to a lawsuit that claims several agencies in Kansas City are at fault for the woman’s death.
The lawsuit, filed in Jackson County Circuit Court by the boy’s father, Frank McClelland, names as defendants the City of Kansas City, the Kansas City Police Department, the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, the Kansas City Fire Department and several individuals… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 20, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Yuba City Police Department plans to use a $107,000 state grant this year to purchase new equipment for patrol, traffic, its hostage negotiations team and SWAT.
Yuba City Police Chief Rob Landon said state funding was awarded to local law enforcement entities over the last several years in the form of a California Citizens’ Option for Public Safety (COPS) grant. The funding is dedicated to frontline law enforcement purposes… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 20, 2021 | Comm Center News
Local public servants received top honors for bravery and much-deserved praise at the 2021 Valor Awards on Wednesday, Feb. 17, held at the Infinite Energy Forum. The event, hosted by Gwinnett Chamber and presented by Mobile Communications America and Motorola Solutions, honored the men and women who have performed heroic and extraordinary acts to protect and serve the citizens of Gwinnett…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 19, 2021 | Comm Center News
HALIFAX, N.S. — Nova Scotia RCMP 911 police dispatchers will soon answer emergency calls out of a new communications centre at its headquarters in Dartmouth.
In a news release Friday, Nova Scotia RCMP said its dispatchers will begin working out of the operation communications centre on Wednesday.
Glen Byrne, commander of the Nova Scotia RCMP OCC, said when the force began this project in 2018, they travelled to dispatch centres across the country to see what is considered best practices…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 19, 2021 | Comm Center News
In her five years as a telecommunicator in Florida, Christine Sebris answered more than 30,000 911 calls, but never had a call like Saturday. “It was around 5 am,” Sebris said. “I called a woman with uterine contractions during labor.” In the 911 phone recording, I hear Sebris talking first to the woman in labor and then to her roommate. “She says she’s bleeding,” she told her roommate. “Did her water break?” Sebris followed up when her roommate said her water wasn’t broken. “She says her contractions are back-to-back. Did she time them or do they feel that way?” Sebris gave birth to her daughter two years ago. So I understood the worries and fears I was hearing over the phone…
