The Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle Emergency Communications Center would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of our Public Safety Communications Officers and our partner field responders for their dedicated service during the Christmas holiday.
Real-time video has now joined 9-1-1 telephone calls and text-to-911 as the newest way residents and visitors in the Charlottesville/Albemarle region can request assistance in an emergency. A host of technological upgrades – including video, SMS-based surveys, new telephone equipment, and automated alarm monitoring – have been implemented to support the ECC’s first, first responders in providing the quickest and best possible 9-1-1 service.
On June 22, 2022, Public Safety Communications Officer Recruit Lauren Brown received a call from a resident in Albemarle County reporting that a woman in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This Heart Month, the Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle Emergency Communications Center launched two lifesaving apps – PulsePoint Respond and PulsePoint AED – that will help…