Emergency Communications Center - 911
The Emergency Communications Center (ECC) is the 9-1-1 dispatch center for Manatee County Emergency Medical Service and 11 local fire agencies. The ECC is also the call processing center for Manatee County Sheriff's Office and the City of Bradenton Beach Police Department.
Only call 9-1-1 if you have a police, fire, or medical emergency. In non-emergency situations please call the Manatee County Sheriff's Office at (941) 747-3011. [more]
Information about us
Each year, the second full week of April is dedicated to the men and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators. It was first conceived by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County (Calif.) Sheriff's Office in 1981 and was observed only at that agency for three years. Members of the Virginia and North Carolina chapters of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) became involved in the mid-1980s. By the early 1990s, the national APCO organization convinced Congress of the need for a formal proclamation. Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced what became Resolution 284 to create "National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week." According to Congressional procedure, it was introduced twice more in 1993 and 1994, and then became permanent, without the need for yearly introduction. [more]
The NAED is a non-profit standard-setting organization promoting safe and effective emergency dispatch services world-wide. Comprised of three allied Academies for medical, fire and police dispatching, the NAED supports first-responder related research, unified protocol application, legislation for emergency call center regulation, and strengthening the emergency dispatch community through education, certification, and accreditation. [more]
Accredited Centers share a common goal of improving public care and maximizing the efficiency of 911 systems. The National Academies of Emergency Dispatch, through its College of Fellows, has established a high standard of excellence for emergency dispatch, providing the tools to achieve this high standard at both the dispatcher level through Certification, and at the communication center level through the Accreditation Program. [more]
The Addressing Division of the Manatee County Public Safety Department is responsible for the assignment of streets and addresses in unincorporated Manatee County, as well as the correction of addresses that do not meet the Manatee County Addressing Standards. These standards were developed to facilitate emergency response as well as enhance the delivery of mail by the United States Postal Service. [more]
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