911 and Dispatch
Explore our comprehensive collection of articles on 911 and Dispatch, designed to support the EMS workforce in optimizing emergency response. This directory covers essential topics such as call handling, communication protocols, and technology advancements in dispatch centers. Understanding the role of 911 and Dispatch in emergency services is crucial for effective operations. Additionally, you may find insights into related topics like EMS communication systems, which further enhance your team’s efficiency. Stay informed and improve your emergency response strategies with these valuable resources.
Improve access to care and triage less urgent calls for more efficient use of healthcare resources
CRM strategies include a consensus among crew members and confirmed communications that make tasks more efficient
Brooklyn EMS volunteers offer services tailored to their New York community
Dispatchers alerted paramedics at 12:20 a.m. of the situation, then called again a minute later to say the baby had been born
West Homestead is dismissing four of its five dispatchers and switching to the Allegheny County 911 system next month
The delivery of the baby was the first for dispatcher Allyson Gentry
Norwich, Hamilton consider routing calls to Columbus as one option to cut costs
Dispatchers can pinpoint the location of callers using either campus phones or cell phones
The 911 call was received by the dispatcher at the sheriff’s office first, although the crash was in an area handled by Columbus police
Councilman Robert Wittenstein: “We’ve increased the ability of our first responders to respond”
The Federal Communications Commission is studying how these technologies can be used for emergency communications and notifications
No local vehicles able to go to calls for four hours
ACETECH system inter-connects four key modules to provide a range of benefits to fleets
Officials fear a terror attack at the rebuilt World Trade Center will lead to more needless deaths of cops, firefighters and those they would be trying to rescue
Bill would prevent North Dakota broadcasters from playing audio of 911 calls
A ‘glitch’ in the county’s state-of-the art emergency dispatch system added six minutes onto the response time
She was later given a ‘Super Hero’ button during a visit to the dispatch center and treated to a trip to Chuck E. Cheese
A growing number of Gwinnett County communities are looking to establish 911 call centers, absorbing a county role that city leaders say could improve police response times
S. 28, the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act, is reintroduced into Senate
Woman says she was “in complete agony” after waiting 10 hours for an ambulance when an abscess following an operation to remove her appendix needed operating on
A snowstorm delayed plans for an expanded 911 center to serve Gardner and its surrounding towns
Once on the highway, it can be difficult to find the accident because responders are often given inaccurate information
Officials attribute the decline in response times to a major increase in call volumes that has not been matched by an increase in staff
Franklin County began the project to improve communications in 2003
Screams can be heard in the background as one male caller calmly tells another man, “We got help coming”
Yearly 911 communications costs in Yadkin County are about $20 a resident, the highest rate when compared with 17 other local counties
Solicitor General issued the warning with emergency services stretched to capacity
Fire departments and EMS agencies across New York and New Jersey sent ambulances to the city
Company says the announced split of Motorola Mobility from Motorola Inc. means improved research and development and better products for the public safety market
The program, called Santa on the Air, is intended to lessen the impact of an emergency on a child during the holidays
Cell phone coverage has been a chronic problem in the area for many years — and a ‘perfect storm’ of bad circumstances could prove life-threatening to somebody
The Project Lifesaver program is a national effort to help recover people of “diminished capacity” who may have wandered off and gotten lost