by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
SOLON, OH — Marra Wargo may have never anticipated that her prior experience working at a veterinarian clinic would pay dividends in her current role as a Chagrin Valley dispatcher.
But it’s not every day that a local resident calls 911 saying that her dog is having difficulty breathing after choking on a bone. Enter Wargo, who was lauded by Chagrin County officials for her quick thinking and for going beyond the call of duty for her assistance in helping the woman who called seeking help for her dog last month…
by ECC Editor | Mar 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
Shirley Ryan had just left the house to go to the store on Saturday when she got a call about her daughter that no mother wants to get.
“Ten minutes after I went out, her husband called me and said ‘She coded. She’s dead,’” Ryan said.
The previous night, Ryan’s daughter Pamela Cooper, 49, had worked a shift of more than 15 hours at Phoenix’s 911 dispatch center. Cooper was a 20-year veteran of the dispatch center, but it was her first week back after six weeks recovering from COVID-19…. READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Mar 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
The baritone voice of Ray Richards will be heard just a bit less by the public going forward, as he was one of two Scotts Bluff County employees retiring at the end of February.
Richards stepped down after 13 years as 911 County Communications Director on Friday, with county staff saying good-bye with a reception for both him and Mark Sinner, who has had a long career in criminal justice in the county… READ MORE
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.
