by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 29, 2024 | Comm Center News
So, what can we expect for the emergency dispatch system’s continued development? Its next evolution will be the ability to connect via FaceTime and similar social media live video feeds. Callers will soon be able to inform dispatch centers by giving dispatchers access to their cell phones, thus letting them see emergencies in real time.
How will real-time video change the ways calls to the police are received and dispatched? Will callers consent to that use, or will it be yet another good idea that never reaches its potential?
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 29, 2024 | Comm Center News
More 911 dispatchers are working remotely from home.
In an unassuming co-working space in Person County, Conrad Shadel is answering 911 calls and dispatching police, fire and EMS — thousands of miles away.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 28, 2024 | Comm Center News
Rockland County’s Communications Division initiated a “soft launch” of its new Alternate Emergency Communications Center (AECC) at the New City campus of the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday morning.
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 28, 2024 | Comm Center News
ORLANDO—Migrating public-safety answering points (PSAPs) to an IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) platform is challenging and can include setbacks, leaders of two high-profile NG911 deployment efforts in the states of California and Texas said during an IWCE 2024 conference session.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 26, 2024 | Comm Center News
In a significant move to bolster public safety infrastructure across Rhode Island, Governor Dan McKee unveiled today the recipients of a matching grant program aimed at financing crucial facility projects. The initiative, titled the Municipal Public Safety Infrastructure Grant Program, is backed by $11 million in State Fiscal Recovery Funds (SFRF) sourced from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Under the program, regional projects stand to receive a maximum award of $5 million, while local projects can secure up to $1 million.
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 23, 2024 | Comm Center News
A $2.4 million police initiative could change the nature of 911 responses in Greeley as soon as this year.
Greeley City Council this week gave first approval to appropriate public safety tax funds to build a real-time information center for the Greeley Police Department.
