by ECC Editor | Mar 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
DURHAM, N.C. — Life-changing EMS technology has arrived in Durham, aimed at cutting down first responder response time.
The life-saving tool will allow staff at the Durham Emergency Communications Center to ping their exact location.
What used to take minutes, can now take one second with RAPID SOS.
The technology allows emergency workers to find a caller’s location within feet, even if they’re moving… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
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If you were born anytime in the last 60 years, you were probably taught from a young age that in an emergency, the very first thing you do is call 911.
Dial that three-digit number from nearly anywhere in North America and you’ll be connected to a local public safety answering point, or PSAP, from which dispatchers can send police, fire and EMS units to help you with whatever your emergency may be… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The North Dakota 9-1-1 Association recognized Jerry Bergquist at their quarterly meeting in Bismarck for his over 27 years of leadership and representation.
Mr. Bergquist, the Stutsman County Communications Center administrator, 9-1-1 coordinator, and emergency manager of Stutsman County, is retiring from his current positions in April… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. –Three members of Anniston Army Depot’s Directorate of Emergency Services, Fire and Emergency Services Division were honored by the Army Materiel Command for excellence in their profession.
Jeremy K. Brown received the Civilian Emergency Medical Services Provider of the Year honor for 2020… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Lyon County Commission approved measures to improve the quality of emergency dispatch service during Thursday morning’s action session.
The Commission gave Roxanne Van Gundy, Director of the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center, directions to move forward with the creation of and hiring for the position of quality assurance supervisor.
Van Gundy explained to the Commission how she envisions the quality assurance supervisor’s role… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
The director of Emergency Communications for the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is getting his ducks in a row, calling upon the Genesee County Legislature to appropriate funds to advance a public safety capital project that includes the building of a communications tower on Molasses Hill Road in the Town of Attica.
Speaking at the legislature’s Ways & Means Committee meeting Wednesday, Steven Sharpe presented a resolution that calls for the reallocation of $301,835.67 in unexpended funds and unanticipated revenue to the public safety communications tower project…
