by ECC Editor | Mar 3, 2021 | Comm Center News
As the state converted 911 systems to IP-based digital technology in 2020, some phone systems may have been left behind.
The Weld County Department of Public Safety Communications and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission are encouraging organizations with multiple phone extensions to ensure their phone systems are correctly routing calls to 911 dispatchers. The new technology could delay emergency response for those with unconfigured systems by causing the unconfigured systems to route calls to the wrong public safety answering point or failing to provide location information, according to a county news release… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 3, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
When you are in an emergency and waiting for help to arrive, every minute seems like forever. You call 911, give them your location and explain what is happening and while on the phone they dispatch the appropriate agency. What if you did not have to wait for the 911 telecommunicator to dispatch? A new app is being used in California that has helped speed up the emergency response time.
HigherGround, a software development agency that specializes in telecommunications, has developed the Live911 application that allows police officers to listen 911 calls in real time. Police officers in Clovis, California began using the Live911 app about a year ago, and today, around 60% of the department is using the technology… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
Mar. 2—”Union County 88-1, … radio check please.”
“88-1, you are 10-2.”
Union County Sheriff Mark Sheriff made the ceremonial first call and dispatch responded with the code for “loud and clear” on the county’s new $7.2 million emergency communications system during the Union County Board of Supervisors weekly meeting 9 a.m. Monday at the Union County Courthouse…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
What’s the news? Hunterdon County’s first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the FirstNet network expansion currently underway by AT&T*. We’ve added a new, purpose-built cell site– located in Bethlehem Township around Charlestown Road. This new site is giving first responders on FirstNet – America’s public safety network – access to always-on, 24-hours-a-day priority and preemption across voice and data…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
For nearly 28 years, Deanna Wells, the IT CAD vendor manager at the Cowlitz County 911 call center, has heard about the need to move from their current location — below the flood plain — in the Kelso Hall of Justice basement.
On Monday, March 1, construction broke ground for the long-awaited project at 2790 Ocean Beach Highway on the east side of Lowe’s…
by ECC Editor | Mar 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
Moore County’s increasing population is driving up public safety costs across the area. When the Board of Commissioners met for its annual winter summit last week, in advance of the upcoming budget season, law enforcement and fire protection funding requests were at the forefront.
Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields also presented requests for additional staffing, including a full-time telecommunicator, support for a K9 narcotics and tracking officer, and a new deputy… READ MORE
