by ECC Editor | Jan 29, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Oak Lawn Village Board has approved plans by the Oak Lawn Regional Emergency Communications Center to relocate from Village Hall to a new site in the 9800 block of South Massasoit Avenue.A resolution regarding the future of the regional 911 center was approved at the Jan. 12 meeting, after hearing about the plans from Diana Tousignant, director of emergency communications for the village.Tousignant said the 911 center has outgrown its space in the basement of Oak Lawn Village Hall at 9446 S. Raymond Ave., noting that it now serves nine fire departments —Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge, Evergreen Park, Burbank, Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Central Stickney, Hometown, North Palos, Roberts Park and Summit — as well as six police departments. These include Evergreen Park, Burbank, Bridgeview, Alsip and Hodgkins in addition to Oak Lawn…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 29, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Research focuses on ensuring first responder communication tools are designed to meet users’ operational needs.
What do first responders do? It’s an easy question, and I used to think I knew the answer. Firefighters put out fires; police officers enforce the law; emergency medical system (EMS) workers treat injuries; 911 operators answer 911 calls and dispatch first responders to the scene. Simple, right? …
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 29, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
AT&T-FirstNet is now offering first responders vertical location capabilities in more than 100 markets, ahead of an April 2021 FCC deadline for having the technology in place to support 911 callers on mobile devices.
The z-axis location information is one of several new technology offerings for public safety that AT&T-FirstNet announced this week. The others are high-power user equipment in Band 14, which it has dubbed “FirstNet MegaRange”, and a new compact deployable that can be purchased by departments and used to connect to FirstNet when other coverage is not available…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 29, 2021 | Comm Center News
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — After the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, lawmakers have concerns about their ability to respond to a potential emergency within the Missouri statehouse.
Guard911 aims to get the first officers on the scene faster than would normally happen through the traditional dispatch system. In response, McVicker said that Guard911 and Hero911 are both operating within the FirstNet catalog, the interoperable platform for emergency and daily public safety communications. This means communication from the Guard911 and Hero911 apps take priority for telecommunications platforms in those situations…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 29, 2021 | Comm Center News
Deanise Howard, Director of Russell County Communications, has announced her intent to retire in April 2021 after a 28-year career in public safety.
Director Howard marked her 25th year with the City of Russell earlier this year, and at the time of her retirement, she will have served as 911 Communications Director for six years…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 29, 2021 | Comm Center News
FALMOUTH, Maine — Lee Ruby, a dispatcher with the Falmouth Police Department, gets more than a dozen calls a day from people, mostly elderly, who may have been the target of a scam. ‘My grandson just called me and said he was in jail, he’s stranded needs money,’ said Ruby.
Ruby thought he’d heard every scam out there, until last week, when he took a call that surprised him — and the department…
