by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 1, 2021 | Comm Center News
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – The radio dispatch system used to send ambulances on emergency calls in Gainesville and Alachua County is at the center of a dispute between GRU, the city, and the county.
Leaders from the City of Gainesville and Alachua County are meeting with GRU officials to discuss the issue at a meeting on Monday.
For years, the city and county paid GRU on a monthly basis for access to the system, however, GRU is now demanding a rate increase…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 31, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
The following is a statement from Edward Parkinson, CEO of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority), on key network developments:
The FirstNet Authority is pleased to see the adoption of the FirstNet network continue to grow at a fast pace. First responders need a network that works for them, and with the number of connections almost doubling since late 2019, it is clear that FirstNet is providing them with the capabilities they want and need.
It is also exciting to see how FirstNet is transforming the marketplace for public safety. These new mission-ready solutions are delivering innovative capabilities into the hands of first responders. Through our engagements with public safety, they identified these features as essential to advancing the FirstNet user experience, so we are thrilled to see them move from concept to reality…
by ECC Editor | Jan 31, 2021 | Comm Center News
Police departments throughout the Midpeninsula are following in the footsteps of the Palo Alto Police Department, which on Jan. 5 abruptly announced it would immediately encrypt its dispatch radio communications — a longtime source of information for residents and the news media — to protect certain private information from being transmitted publicly.
The Menlo Park, Atherton and Mountain View police departments all state that they plan to completely encrypt their communications, choosing the more stringent of two options for complying with a California Department of Justice policy that aims to protect information such as license plate numbers, names, street addresses, phone numbers and other private information… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Jan 30, 2021 | Comm Center News
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WEAR) — Escambia County Emergency Management is working to combat ongoing staffing shortages in the department that’s strained employees from working their normal duties.
First responders are now asking callers to consider their situation before dialing 911… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 30, 2021 | Comm Center News
They served Athens as members of the police department for more than a quarter-century; this week, Sgt. Brett W. Morman and Dispatcher Patricia D. Garza received good wishes and honors from the department for their contributions which began under Chief David Harris in the ’90s.
Morman could be seen out working cases or at the scene of a wreck since he came on board in December 1995. He was promoted to the rank of detective in 1998. Morman achieved the rank of sergeant in 2003…
by ECC Editor | Jan 30, 2021 | Comm Center News
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — There’s been recent complaints on social media about delayed response times by 911 dispatch from Little Rock residents. People have shared their stories of being on hold or never getting an answer from responders.
Harold Hughs has been living in Little Rock for 30 years. He said for the countless times he’s had to call 911, they’ve been slow to answering the call… READ MORE
