by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 18, 2021 | Comm Center News
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Hearing a noise from your pocket realizing you’ve accidentally called a friend is no big deal many people have done it, but what if instead it’s an emergency dispatcher on the other side?
“First thing if you accidentally call 911, don’t hang up,” says Ted Rufledt Jr. from Pennington County 911. “Just stay on the line and talk to us and we’ll get your name and confirm your phone number and verify what’s going on.”
Pennington County 911 receives between 400 to 500 calls a day this time of the year and many of them accidental…
by ECC Editor | Jan 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
In order to prepare for the Real ID Driver License or Non-Driver Identification Card Program as well as Next Generation 911, some county residents and businesses will have to change their physical address. The Carbon County Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Department, along with the United States Postal Service (USPS) Address Management Office in Salt Lake City, have been tasked with ensuring that all county addresses are in compliance by the end of 2021.
Next Generation 911 (NG911) is working to modernize emergency response systems across the nation to accommodate how people communicate today – mostly using mobile and digital devices. It’s a standards-based, Internet Protocol (IP) system that upgrades the capabilities of 911 by enabling more types of communication… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
CHESTERTON, Ind. — The Chesterton Fire Department is seeking a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant for a station alerting system, which will quicken response times to local emergencies.
The department is pursuing a 90/10 match-grant that will provide the resources needed to buy a digital station-alerting system, said Kevin Nevers, public affairs liaison for the Town of Chesterton…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center (HRECC) formally moved into the new facility Jan. 7, according to Director Steve Hooke.
Construction of the new 5,967 square-foot building began in September 2019 and was officially completed late last year. Since then, staff have been slowly transitioning equipment to the new facility…
by ECC Editor | Jan 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
The towns of Acton and Concord have been working on a feasibility study for the creation of a regional emergency communications center (RECC) that would be housed in the Acton Police Department.
During the virtual meeting of the Concord Select Board Jan. 11, Town Manager Stephen Crane presented members with a draft of the plan and supported the creation of the center… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 17, 2021 | Comm Center News
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – If there’s an emergency in Sheboygan County, dispatcher Chris Damkot might take the call.
“It’s very unexpected from the day-to-day. When you walk in, you never know what’s going to happen. I like helping people,” said Chris Damkot, 911 dispatcher…
