by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 28, 2021 | Comm Center News
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville City Council on Monday voted to separate the fire division from Maryville Public Safety, marking the end for the city’s public safety system that saw 911 dispatch, police and fire under the umbrella of one agency.
The Northwest Regional Communications Center — the combined 911 dispatch center operated out of the R. Keith Wood Public Safety Facility — will remain under the police department, McDanel said, but could become a third, separate department in the future…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 28, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
The goal of FirstNet was to provide nationwide broadband coverage for all first responders and to enable them to communicate among each other over a dedicated public-safety network. The Band-14 spectrum (20 MHz in the 700-MHz band) is one of the many features that set FirstNet apart from commercial broadband networks. While Band-14 spectrum is sometimes shared with commercial users, it can be quickly re-designated for exclusive public-safety access.
MegaRange™ devices and Band-14 network upgrades announced this week are another major differentiator. Today, FirstNet is the only broadband network in the world licensed to provide two types of user devices. The first group consists of standard devices that can be used on most networks that operate at the 0.25-watt power level required by law…
by ECC Editor | Jan 27, 2021 | Comm Center News
After voting earlier this month to keep Ripon’s dispatch center in the city, the Ripon Common Council reversed itself Monday night by voting 6-2 to consolidate dispatch centers with Fond du Lac County.
Prior to Monday’s meeting, the city held a meeting last week with all of the parties involved in the move and distributed more information to the Common Council regarding the dispatch decision’s impacts… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 27, 2021 | Comm Center News
The local government executive responsible for running the region’s 911 system has earned a lifetime achievement award, praised by peers for his devotion to emergency communications.
The Oregon chapter of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials gave the award to Mark Buchholz, who has been director of the Willamette Valley Communications Center – the local 911 system – since 1998.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 27, 2021 | Comm Center News
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center recently received an upgrade.
In a Facebook post, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said that the center’s layout includes new acrylic barriers and work stations equipped for sitting or standing.
The office said the upgrades help dispatchers practice social distancing and communicate quickly with each other…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 27, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Public-safety organizations have more opportunity than ever to be efficient, interoperable and data-driven thanks to cloud computing, a panel of experts said during a webinar.
For instance, California’s Office of Emergency Service’s Public Safety Communications (PSC) Division turned to the cloud to use device-based location data for 911 callers. When that data first became available a few years ago, the equipment in the state’s public-safety answering points (PSAPs) couldn’t integrate it. Now, 82% of the state’s 911 calls come from mobile devices, and with cloud, dispatchers can immediately view location data on their screens and verify it with callers…
