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06-09:
Message from the President
MCSA would like to congratulate
Barbara Boiteau from the Sturbridge Police Department 9-1-1
Division; 2009 Jeff Grossman 9-1-1 Award!
05-09: 911 Dept releases grant guidance on FY10 grants. 911
Support formula grants up by about 18% (more for small PSAPs). Apply
anytime; don't wait. (NOTE: MassNENA is
planning a PSAP Grant workshop in later June 09 to help educate
PSAPs on grant usage, application and reimbursement procedures, etc.
- stay tuned for date/time/place)
04/1/09: State 911 holds hearings on two sets of proposed
regulations: (1)
MTLS regs requiring Multi-Line Telephone Systems to provide
ANI-ALI and other E911 functionality and (2)
PrePaid regs requiring pre-paid 911 phones to pay the 911
surcharge. MTLS remaining hearings on
April 22 in Boston and
April 27 in Springfield.
03/25/09: Mike Mangini (longtime Mass. E911 leader now with
PlantCML) receives the NENA/911 Institute 2009 "Industry
Professional" Award at NENA's 911 Goes to Washington 911 Hero's
dinner. Congratulations Mike for a well-deserved award!
3/15/09: 911 Dept publishes
draft regs on Surcharging Prepaid phones and on PBX E911. It is
important for the 911 Community to show up at the hearings.
See the 911 Dept web page for the regs and the hearing dates.
3/11/09: FY09 911 Development Grants totally $7.3M Announced:
5 grants were for building or expanding regional centers and 7
grants were for feasibility studies. See the
announcement by the State 911 Dept.
10/10/08: 4 major PSAP grant programs announced by State
911 Department. Details at
http://www.mass.gov/e911. Workshops to explain the grants will
be conducted around the state starting Oct 16 2008 in Andover: see
schedule on 911 Dept website.
8/5/2008: New 911 reform bill (Chapter
223 of the Acts of 2008) passed by legislature and signed by
Governor on July 31, 2008. SETB agency becomes State 911
Department. SETB Board becomes the 911 Commission. A
/uniform surcharge of $0.75 per month is set for wireless, wireline,
and other technologies. Creates new grant programs for local and regional PSAPs,
plus much more. More details here later. See easier-to-read
Word and
PDF
versions of the statute. See MA. 911 Dept Summary of law
here. |
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Pandemic Flu Recommendations for PSAPs from feds. Check it
out. |
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Aug 2007: 2nd Hearing on Dispatcher
Retirement Bill on 10/18 is CANCELLED!! (found out at 5PM on
10/17). Will be rescheduled later. See Retirement. |
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6-1-07 - Alarm Statute proposed by Mass. alarm industry. May
supercede local ordinances. Click
here. |
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Satellite Communications
(Iridium, GlobalStar, Inmarsat, and Mobile Satellite Ventures). |
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SETB Training: Dispatch Academy and Special Course Schedule - Click
here. call 508-828-2911 |
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Status of
County Government in Mass.
Link to 351 Municipalities.
Map |
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MassNENA Chapter reforms. See
MassNENA. Fall 2005. |
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Spring 2005: Major City Chiefs (MCC) Association Report and
Proposals on improving 911 services in Massachusetts. Click
here. |
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FCC Orders VoIP providers to provide E911 services.
Summary
here. |
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Members Services has Eyretel Tips, ESL info, Meeting minutes,
etc.
New on 8/27/04: How to find a phone subscriber
if you know the phone number! |
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Technical page - FCC and Nextel info posted Aug 27, 04 |
| APCO Dispatcher Training standard just
published. Project 33. Click
here. |
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Upcoming Meetings
July-Aug: NO MEETINGS
Sept 16: Cambridge Emerg Comm, 125 Sixth St (MassNENA
meeting to follow)
Oct 21: Gardner PD, 31 City Hall Ave
Nov 18: Sturbridge, Publick House
Dec 16: Essex County (location TBD) |
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JOBS: Cambridge Dispatcher (new 6/19), Hingham Dispatcher (new 4/1), Springfield Director (new 3/3), Bedford (new 1/09) and other dispatch Jobs! Click on Jobs to the left
for more info! |
FLASH: Great
News Article on
Boston Police 911 Dispatcher Brenda Ortiz
see what dispatchers really do! |
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MCSA Officers:
(elected 11/08) President: Leslie Carroll, Cambridge Emergency
Communications VP: Andy Tilton, Beverly Fire
Alarm Secretary: Laura McGerigle, Newton
Police Treasurer: Charlene Fisk, Norton
Public Safety Communications Regional VPs
Essex/NE: Rick Cutts, Lynn Fire Alarm
Midd/Suff: Paul Anastasia, Newton PD
SE: Tracy Eldridge, Rochester Communications
Worcester: Laurie (Favreau) Lyons, Gardner PD
Western: David Squires, Belchertown PD
----------------------------------- Past President: Anne Marie Cullen, Hamilton-Wenham Communications
Past Secretary: Steve Cote, Western Mass. EMS |
MCSA 2004 Training Standards -
Word
PDF
Comments solicited
Updated training standards for dispatchers and dispatch supervisors
------------------------------ Dispatcher Survey: Think
you know how many dispatchers there are in Mass.? About 1,700 full
time non-sworn, 600 part-time non-sworn, 200 non-sworn supervisors,
300 sworn personnel that dispatch full time, and several thousand
sworn personnel that dispatch occasionally. Check out the phone
survey done by MCSA members in January of 2003.
Click here.
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