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Fire Chief Dies as Address Mix-Up Stalls EMTs
November 29, 2010East Hampton Town, N.Y. — A beloved former Hamptons fire chief died from a heart attack after emergency crews responded to the wrong house because of a bizarre address mix-up.
Read full articleMistake Sends Emergency Notification to Thousands
November 29, 2010Athens, Ohio — An automated phone call that went out to more than 23,000 county residents, informing them of a possible fire, was the result of a mistake on the part of an inexperienced dispatcher.
Read full articleEx-Dispatcher Takes Plea in Alcohol/Weapon Case
November 29, 2010Athens, Ohio — The former Athens County 9-1-1 dispatcher who was arrested for allegedly being drunk and having a gun in his vehicle at the Albany Independent Fair pleaded guilty to a reduced charge earlier this month.
Read full articleAgencies in D.C. Area Will Be Able to Communicate on Radio System
November 29, 2010Federal law enforcement officers from different agencies soon will be able to talk to one another on their own radios in the Washington area — but the Department of Homeland Security will not be a part of the system.
Read full articleIdaho 9-1-1 System Receives Nearly $1.7 Million in Grants for Improvements
November 22, 2010On Nov. 19, the Idaho Emergency Communications Commission (IECC) announced grant awards for Enhanced 9-1-1 services to 14 local recipients,…
Read full articleEMS 10: Innovators in EMS Award
November 19, 2010Call for Nominations—2010
Know someone in EMS who’s a true innovator and working to advance prehospital emergency care? JEMS wants to recognize them. The “EMS 10: Innovators in EMS” initiative has been created and sponsored by JEMS/Elsevier Public Safety and Physio-Control Inc. to recognize 10 individuals who have earned the respect of their colleagues and often taken great risks to advance the art and science of prehospital emergency care.
New Emergency Warning Sirens & 9-1-1 Upgrade Planned for St. Louis County
November 19, 2010St. Louis, Mo. — The new emergency warning system for St. Louis County is working its way through St. Louis County municipalities, minding its manners along the way, and stepping on a minimum of local jurisdictional toes.
Read full articleDispatcher’s Action Saves Family of 5
November 19, 2010Flat Rock, N.C. — Authorities say a father and his four children had to go to the hospital after breathing in carbon monoxide from a generator running all night in the basement of their Flat Rock apartment. According to a report by WYFF4.com, dispatcher Ondrea Baker answered the 9-1-1 call. “It was her last call of the day.” The family initially refused emergency response, saying they would get to the hospital themselves, but the call “made Baker so uncomfortable that she decided to send help … whether the family wanted it or not.”
Read full articleFCC Issues Final Rule for Wireless E9-1-1 Location Accuracy Requirements
November 19, 2010The Federal Communications Commission amends its rules to require wireless licensees subject to standards for wireless Enhanced 911 (E9-1-1) Phase II location accuracy and reliability to satisfy these standards at either a county-based or PSAP-based geographic level. The Commission takes this step to ensure an appropriate and consistent compliance methodology with respect to location accuracy standards.
Read full articleReverse 9-1-1 Stirs Controversy
November 18, 2010The West Linn (Ore.) Police Department’s late-night automated phone call last week warning the public of an armed robber drew criticism from some residents.The call came after one resident foiled a robbery at her home. The thief leapt from her deck and fled the scene as police arrived.
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