Isabel talks with Bonni Stockman, associate director of instructor services at IAED, and Darren Judd, program administrator for PDC. They discuss the development of the Advanced SEND protocol, how it works, and its purpose in emergency dispatch...
Traffic incidents (collisions and crashes) are among the most common call types handled by Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs). They are also among the most complex call types because they represent such a range of possible situations. ECCs that handle calls in multiple disciplines (medical, fire, and law enforcement) may have multiple protocols available for handling traffic incidents because the Medical Priority Dispatch System, Police Priority Dispatch System, and Fire Priority Dispatch System each contains its own traffic and transportation incident protocol...