by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
Bloomington’s new Community Advisory on Public Safety Commission is open for applications to fill 11 vacant positions, the City of Bloomington’s Clerk’s Office announced Dec. 30.
The commission will research “evidence-based alternatives to traditional policing” and identify public safety practices used in other U.S. cities as well as internationally. It will also evaluate if the practices found would work in Bloomington, according to the legislation that established the commission…
by ECC Editor | Jan 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
On Dec. 27, 2020, at about 5:30 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 3800 block of Walnut Drive, in the county’s jurisdiction of Eureka, to serve a Ramey Warrant for the improper use of 9-1-1.
The suspect, 67-year-old Magdeline Pereira, was wanted on charges of making annoying/harassing phone calls to 9-1-1 after making over 100 non-emergency calls to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office’s Emergency Communications Center via 9-1-1… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
New legislation in Tennessee gives all 911 operators across the state the resources to provide CPR instructions to callers in an emergency situation. The law went into effect January 1, 2021 and it provides quick training for all 911 tele-communicators in Tennessee.
“The state board has established online training, so three hour training that you take online, you have to pass instructions on it, so they’re able to get everybody trained, which wasn’t available before,” Hamilton County 911 Emergency Communications Executive Director John Stuermer said…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
SAN DIEGO — Texting emergency messages to 911 is now an option in San Diego County.
The sheriff’s department said calling is still the fastest way to reach first responders. If you can’t make a call, you can now text 911 to reach police and fire rescue services anywhere in the county.
Authorities listed several situations in which text to 911 would be helpful, including if you’re hard of hearing, non-verbal or have difficulty speaking. It’s also designed for use if you’re in a situation where it’s not safe to call 911 for help, or you’re having a medical emergency and cannot speak on the phone…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Spokane Regional Emergency Communications agency and the city of Spokane will not renew an agreement that provides the city’s fire dispatchers backup when they are short-staffed.
Instead, the city will look to buttress its own staffing to avoid dipping below the minimum allowed levels during normal shifts.
“We do have a plan for continuity of service with that change,” Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer assured the City Council’s Public Safety and Community Health Committee on Monday…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
DOVER-FOXCROFT — After a delay due to a snowstorm last month, initial work will start soon on a feasibility study for a Piscataquis County public safety radio system.
During a Jan. 5 meeting of the Piscaaquis County Commissioners, Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency Director Tom Capraro said he has received an email from Communications Design Consulting Group of Barrington, New Hampshire, to schedule a kick-off meeting with himself and other county emergency officials in the next week or two…
