by ECC Editor | Nov 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Delta County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that on Wednesday, October 21, 2020; the Delta County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to pass resolution 2020-R-026, to elevate Delta County 911 Dispatchers to the status of First Responders in Delta County.
Previously, the federal government’s Standard Occupational Classification System (SOCS) classified 911 dispatchers as “office and administrative support” professionals which includes secretaries, office clerks and taxicab dispatchers… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
A 38-member task force created by Mayor Levar Stoney in July after months of ongoing demonstrations calling for police accountability and a racial reckoning has delivered its final recommendations to “reimagine public safety.”
The 15 recommendations include reallocating police budget dollars, developing a new dispatch system that reroutes noncriminal calls to agencies other than police, and forming a new city department for restorative justice and community programs. Though the Richmond Police Department is integrally linked to many of the recommendations, most of the suggestions involve greater community involvement in public safety…
by ECC Editor | Nov 25, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
Brian Rosen, co-chair of the NENA i3 Architecture Group, provides a status update for Version 3 of the NENA i3 standard for next-generation 911 (NG911), which is entering its second public review and comment phase and could be finalized as early as March 2021. Version 3 of i3 includes several notable additions, including new specifications for callbacks and language that is designed to enable interoperability between i3 systems… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
As the Coweta County Sheriff continues to face the demands of a growing county, all dispatch duties will now shift entirely to Coweta 911.
The idea to migrate the calls to 911 exclusively has been discussed for several years but it is finally becoming a reality.
In the past, callers would reach out to the sheriff’s office for items like traffic, incidents VIN checks, and other general, non-emergency issues…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday formally denied the request by Chinese telecommunications group ZTE to remove the agency’s designation of the company as a national security threat.
The denial comes months after the FCC formally designated both ZTE and Chinese telecom group Huawei as national security threats, and banned U.S. groups from using funds from the FCC’s $8.3 billion Universal Service Fund to purchase equipment from either group. Huawei is currently in the middle of a legal battle disputing the designation…
by ECC Editor | Nov 25, 2020 | Comm Center News
BELLEFONTE — There’s going to be a change at the top of Emergency Communications in Centre County.
At Tuesday’s Centre County Salary Board meeting, it was announced that longtime director Dale Neff is retiring at the end of the calendar year. Following a search, it was determined that assistant director Norm Spackman would take over for Neff, beginning in 2021.
County administrator Margaret Gray said that the county conducted a comprehensive search for Neff’s replacement… READ MORE
