by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Public safety agencies operating in partnership with the First Responder Network Authority, also known as FirstNet, now have access to new capabilities to communicate and enhance their response to emergencies.
In January, AT&T, which is building out FirstNet, the nation’s interoperable public safety broadband communications network, unveiled new technological features for the network. They include a new feature to enhance the geolocation of first responders inside buildings, high-powered wireless equipment designed to boost the range of devices in rural and remote settings, and a new push-to-talk communication solution…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
[t]he House Public Safety Committee held a hearing for House Bill 484, which would allow for mental impairments and injuries incurred by first responders on active duty to be considered an “occupational disease.”
The bill would apply to first responders who suffer from PTSD as a result of serving on active duty. Hicks included that the language of the bill would also include 911 dispatchers…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
peaker of the House Dade Phelan named State Representative James White as chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety. This is a vital committee that has jurisdiction over Texas law enforcement, the prevention of crime and the apprehension of all criminals, the provision of security services by private entities, the defense of the state and nation, terrorism response by the state, and disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The committee also oversees and works with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE), the Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDPS), the Texas Division of Disaster Management (TDEM), the Emergency Management Council, the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the Texas Private Security Board, the Commission on State Emergency Communications, and the Texas Crime Stoppers Council…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Despite access to more than $600 billion in grants made available by the federal government and private sector each year, public safety agencies have struggled to make use of that funding, according to a new report from the law enforcement consulting firm Lexipol and the wireless network equipment company Cradlepoint. And those issues persisted into the COVID-19 pandemic, the report’s authors found, even after the passage of billions of dollars in emergency aid…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
PLATTSBURGH | After more than three decades of dedicated service, Clinton County Emergency Services 911 Dispatcher Craig Scholl has signed off for the final time.
For 35 years, Scholl has helped bring aid to countless emergencies, giving solace to those in their darkest hours and becoming a fixture in local emergency services.
With the last 20 years spent as 911 supervisor, Scholl has helped steer local services both in the 911 Center and beyond, becoming a beacon of hope to thousands in need…
by ECC Editor | Feb 9, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
The Public Safety Broadband technology Association (PSBTA) This proud to announce the PSBTA FirstNet™ Virtual Regional Forums. These forums are a series of virtual regionalized presentations with panelists from the FirstNet Authority, both national and local team members with FirstNet built with AT&T, ecosystem developers, and a townhall with our board members. The forums are custom-built to connect you with the leaders in the FirstNet ecosystem.
Click here for more registration details!
Events will be held on the following dates for these regions:
Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming
Thursday, February 25, 2021 – 9:00 am PT/ 10:00 am MT/ 11:00 am CT/ 12:00 pm ET
Washington and Oregon
Thursday, March 11, 2021 – 10:00 am PT/ 11:00 am MT/ 12:00 pm CT/ 1:00 pm ET
Nevada, So. California, and Arizona
Thursday, March 18, 2021 – 10:00 am PT/ 11:00 am MT/ 12:00 pm CT/ 1:00 pm ET
Colorado
Thursday, April 15, 2021 – 9:00 am PT/ 10:00 am MT/ 11:00 am CT/ 12:00 pm ET
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa
Thursday, April 8, 2021 – 8:00 am PT/9:00 am MT/ 10:00 am CT/ 11:00 am ET
N. Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
Thursday, April 29, 202 – 8:00 am PT/9:00 am MT/ 10:00 am CT/ 11:00 am ET
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Massachusetts
Thursday, May 20, 2021 – 7:00 am PT/8:00 am MT/ 9:00 am CT/ 10:00 am ET
Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina
Thursday June 10, 2021 – 8:00 am PT/9:00 am MT/ 10:00 am CT/ 11:00 am ET
