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All right readers, time to chime in: What was your most ridiculous 911 call? I'm sure that each one of us can recall an incident that left us shaking our heads in amazement, so ...
The communications center is the head of any public safety operation. Without an effective operation in place, it is a challenge to maintain operations with any level of ...
Union says lack of employee training have exacerbated problems in the EMS system ...
TIPP CITY, Ohio — A Tipp City firefighter is accused of stealing city owned pagers. A fire department spokesman says Brandon Wolters is on paid administrative leave during ...
Nearly all 50 calls that flooded in during 35 minutes came from within a mile of the plant after blast ...
WEST, Texas — Taking video of what he must have thought was a big from a safe distance, Erick Perez was knocked back when the West Fertilizer company's plant exploded ...
WEST, Texas — "We need every ambulance you can get this way. A bomb went off inside here; it's pretty bad. We've got a lot of firemen down." Those were the ...
As FirstNet continues to be a futuristic idea, Covia allows public safety to have solutions today. ...
SUWANEE, Ga. — Audio from the hostage situation in Suwanee, Ga., Wednesday reveals one of the firefighters calmly calling dispatch to explain the situation as it unfolded. ...
Fox4 NAPLES, Fla. — A grieving Naples father publicly confronted Collier County's EMS chief Wednesday, calling for his resignation over the death of his son. A ...
The Courier Mail BRISBANE, Australia — They are entrusted with one of the most critical jobs in society but ambulance dispatchers aren't trusted to feed themselves or ...
The Associated Press CATHLAMET, Wash. — A 911 dispatcher in Washington state called on her own mother to rescue a stranded boater in the Columbia River, knowing her mother ...
I love the challenges of the larger and more complex systems but small systems pose their unique issues as well. ...
Pair worked together to save the life of a newborn after he was flagged down by a hysterical father ...
Pittsburgh ...
Daily Mail SACRAMENTO — A tragic 911 call reveals the panicked pleas for help of a California woman when she crashed her car into a river and became trapped as she slowly ...
Police in the coastal city of Brunswick released recordings Saturday of three 911 calls ...
The pressing nature of the call was not relayed to police by the dispatcher ...
The Daily Record ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue is proposing charging for emergency medical calls resulting from illegal drug or alcohol activity that do ...
CBC News ONTARIO — Tim Hortons has found itself in the midst of a controversy after a teen suffering from an asthma attack asked to use the phone to call for help, but was ...