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
by ECC Editor | Feb 9, 2021 | Comm Center News
CLEVELAND (WJW)– The FOX 8 I-Team is investigating what’s being done to protect you after a series of delays with local 911 calls and people dying.
We recently revealed three cases of people dying after calls for help. So, we’re asking, what about the next time you dial 911? Is anything being done to prevent the same problems? The family of Dennis Derbin said something must be done. READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 9, 2021 | Comm Center News
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Action News Jax is asking questions about delays in dispatch answering 911 calls after Action News Jax reporter Bridgette Matter could not get ahold of dispatch.
Matter called 911 after a man was acting erratically and approached her car in downtown Jacksonville.
Matter made several attempts to call 911 using two different phones but never heard anyone pick up and answer… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 9, 2021 | Comm Center News
Law enforcement officers in New Orleans will soon be able to access records, data and receive real-time alerts through their cell phones and laptops via a new cloud-based tool that city plans to install this year.
The Orleans Parish Communication District, the public safety answering point for all emergency communications in New Orleans, on Monday announced it will transition to a digital records system offered by Hexagon, a Swedish technology company that produces software and sensors… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 9, 2021 | Comm Center News
SALT LAKE CITY — One Utah lawmaker wants to provide first responder agencies throughout the state with $1 million to develop or enhance their mental health resources.
The Salt Lake Valley has experienced five suicides of first responders due to the stress they took on in their jobs — three firefighters, one police officer and one dispatcher, said Layne Hilton, behavioral health and wellness officer for Unified Fire Authority, adding that they all came from areas with inadequate support for mental health programs… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 9, 2021 | Comm Center News
MUNCIE, Ind. — Delaware County dispatch is having trouble keeping staff to answer the county’s 911 service calls, a problem that doesn’t seem to have an easy solution.
During the January meeting of the Delaware County Council, Paul Singleton, director of 911 dispatch, talked to officials about issues with employee retention and recruitment…
