911 operators are being commended by Prince George's County fire officials for smoothly communicating information that may have saved lives ...
By Doug Wyllie FireRescue1 Staff WASHINGTON — Congress has agreed to allocate the D-Block to public safety and support the development of a mission-critical, nationwide ...
By Lisa Fernandez Contra Costa Times SAN JOSE, Calif. — Perfectly timed to Valentine's Day, the San Jose Fire Department announced an application that will alert anyone who ...
The Toronto Star TORONTO — An emergency dispatcher who took a 911 call about a dying man in the lobby of a downtown apartment building told an inquest Monday he should have ...
The Associated Press PUYALLUP, Wash. — A 911 recording reveals a social worker's attempts in a more than six-minute phone call to get a dispatcher to send authorities ...
By Takayuki Fuchigami The Daily YomiuriTOKYO — A telephone service in which people call #7119 to speak to medical staff about whether they need emergency treatment has failed ...
Associated PressCUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away.Loretta Smith, of Cuyahoga ...
Spokesman Review By Mike Prager SPOKANE, Wash. — Mike Shannon of the Spokane County 911 emergency system was working on a north Spokane street on Thursday, collecting ...
I don't get the media's fascination with so-called famous people's personal lives. It appears that in this day and age of paparazzi being the norm, releasing extremely personal ...
The Associated Press via The Berkshire EagleLOS ANGELES — A 911 recording revealed frantic efforts by friends of Demi Moore to get help for the actress who was convulsing as ...
Charleston Gazette LINCOLN, W.V. — Three high school students were transported to the hospital Monday after two buses collided in Lincoln County, dispatchers said. The driver ...
By Gitte Laasby The Milwaukee Journal SentinelMILWAUKEE — Residents on Milwaukee's north and northwest sides who need help in a fire or a medical emergency are now likely to ...
By Erin Allday The San Francisco Chronicle FREMONT, Calif. — Greg Moulton was getting ready for work one morning in 2006 when he suddenly lost all of the strength in his ...
Of 2011's total calls in Brandon, 72% were ambulance-related, 10% were MVA-related, 9% were alarms, 3.5% were investigations, 1% were carbon monoxide responses ...
By Pat Grossmith The Union LeaderCONCORD, N.H. — A 6-year-old boy, who called 911 after his mother collapsed from a seizure, will be recognized as a hero today and meet the ...
Corpus Christi Caller-Times By Steven AlfordCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — They work the same nights, weekends and holidays — and deal with the same frantic people as police ...
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Two paramedics were trapped in their broken-down ambulance as almost constant gunfire rang out around them in Detroit on New Year's Eve. Video footage of ...
Morning Sentinel WINSLOW, Maine — A high-profile murder and suicide earlier this year in Winslow highlighted concern among police officials that emergency responders could be ...
What a year 2011 turned out to be. Many disaster drills were preempted by actual disasters, quite often achieving epic magnitudes: earthquakes, a tsunami, floods, a nuclear ...
I'm very interested in finding out if this financial penalty box for "frivolous" calls will make an impact with reducing their volume. I agree that something has to be ...
