by ECC Editor | Feb 24, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Orleans Parish Communication District (OPCD) in Louisiana is upgrading its digital public-safety records with a cloud-deployable system that will facilitate data collection and sharing.
In coordination with the city of New Orleans and the Orleans Parish’s Sheriff’s Department, OPCD tapped Hexagon’s HxGN OnCall Records system to replace a homegrown, siloed system. The stakeholders are meeting this week to kick off what will likely be a yearlong deployment effort of the software-as-a-service solution, said Tyrell Morris, OPCD’s executive director… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 24, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Florida Department of Education (DOE) announced it selected Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) as a preferred provider for the deployment of a statewide mobile panic alert system for Florida’s K-12 schools. To deliver the solution, Motorola Solutions teamed up with SaferWatch to offer a cutting-edge safety application that connects school districts directly with law enforcement in Florida. The DOE ranked it as the top technical solution offered amongst its selected vendors… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 24, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Flagstaff Police Department, along with the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, has launched their new “Text-to-9-1-1” service. The service started Tuesday. A user can send a text message to “9-1-1” and it will be routed to the dispatch center. Officials recommend the service who are hearing and speech impaired, when a person is in a dangerous situation and calling would make it worse, or you tried to call 9-1-1, but can’t get reception…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 24, 2021 | Comm Center News
KEYSER, W.Va. — The Mineral County emergency center handled nearly 8,000 calls to its 911 lines from March through December of last year, according to Luke McKenzie, director of Emergency Services that includes emergency management, 911 and mapping and addressing.
“We only have statistics starting at the middle of March of 2020 because we put in a new phone system,” McKenzie said.
In addition to 7,964 calls to its 911 lines, Mineral County’s emergency center handled 16,880 administrative calls. The center also logged 12,451 outgoing calls…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 23, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Public safety communications systems are not only essential for first responders but are required in multidwelling apartments, stadiums, hospitals, schools, enterprises and any other occupied building. These emergency responder communication enhancement systems (ERCES) ensure seamless connectivity in all areas of a building, including exit stairwells and passageways, elevators and basements…
by ECC Editor | Feb 23, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Lee County Commission voted unanimously Monday night to keep Rita Smith in charge of the county’s Emergency Management Agency.
Smith has served as interim director since former director Kathy Carson was terminated by the commission for not following county procurement rules when she purchased an ATV earlier that year. Commissioners voted 4-1 to hire Smith to take over on a probationary basis in February 2020 after one of her former colleagues turned down the job…. READ MORE
