by ECC Editor | Nov 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday, thanks to a reader tip and photos, we reported on the new emergency-communications tower going up by Myrtle Reservoir Park, at the city’s highest elevation. Our initial inquiries left a lot of questions unanswered but we connected with the right people today and they answered those questions by putting together this news release:
The Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network (PSERN) Project is upgrading and expanding the current, aging King County Emergency Radio Communications System (KCERCS). A West Seattle… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Details about what happened before and after the Aug. 31 mass shooting in Odessa and Midland continued to surface during the Texas House Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention & Community Safety.
One concern brought up by committee chairman Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, was closing the gaps of communication between various law enforcement agencies.
Odessa Police Department Chief Michael Gerke said… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
A 911 call earlier this week resulted in three arrests for possession of meth, paraphernalia and illegal prescription drugs.
On Nov. 4, 2019, around 6 a.m., Covington County Communications Center dispatched a call to Cottle Creek Rd.
The communication center received a call from a woman that advised that there was a man at the residence with a gun. The woman left the phone off of the hook… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Nov 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
The PulsePoint application, which connects a victim of sudden cardiac arrest in San Luis Obispo with a person who is willing to conduct CPR in the area, just reached more than 4,000 subscribers.
Last year, the app had 2,410 subscribers – nearly doubling the subscriber base to 4,268 users over the past year.
Over the past three months, 76 subscribers were alerted to possible cardiac… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 1, 2019 | Comm Center News, Uncategorized
The Suffolk Police Department’s Emergency Communications Center will
soon be evaluated by a team of assessors from the Commission on
Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc.
Specifically, CALEA will evaluate the Emergency Communications
Center’s policies and procedures, management, operations and support
services. The evaluation team will arrive Oct. 7.
“The CALEA accreditation process of our Emergency Communications Center has provided us with a….
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by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 15, 2019 | Comm Center News, Uncategorized
Nearly three-quarters of the time 911 has been dialed in its
jurisdiction this year, Dufferin OPP has responded to learn that the
call was made in error or by accident.
From January to Aug. 31, Dufferin OPP Const. Shannon
Gordanier reports that officers have responded to a total of 413 calls
made to 911 — of those calls, police report 307, or 75 per cent, were
made in error.
“(This) includes, but is not limited to,
accidental dials, children playing with (the) phone, Apple Watches and
pocket dials,” Gordanier told The Banner.
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