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Heart Attack Symptoms & Calling 9-1-1 Campaign for Women
November 11, 2010To encourage women over age 50 across the country to recognize the signs and symptoms of heart attack and call 9-1-1 promptly, the Office on Women’s Health has announced a Request for Applications for its Heart Attack Symptoms & Calling 9-1-1 Campaign for Women. Funding is available for activities and events in support of the campaign.
Read full articlePrankster Ties up Police Dispatchers with Fake 9-1-1 Calls
November 10, 2010Salt Lake City — A prankster in California used a falsely-registered cell phone to flood Salt Lake City police dispatch with hundreds of calls in a single day last week, police officials said. Between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nov. 2, dispatchers received 617 calls from the number, said dispatch supervisor Pam Peay.
Read full articleCounty Central Dispatch to Create Backup Center
November 10, 2010Marshall, Mich. — If the Marshall 9-1-1 center had to be evacuated, dispatchers would have a back-up location to answer emergency calls. The Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Authority on Tuesday approved the creation of a second functioning dispatch center in Battle Creek.
Read full articleTime Change, Glitches Trip Up Emergency Radio
November 9, 2010Charlotte, N.C. — Emergency radio communications in Charlotte went down for nearly an hour Monday morning, a glitch authorities say was caused by a broken backup generator, human error and the switch from Daylight Savings Time.
Read full articleHennepin County, Minn., Wants $25 Million Call Center
November 9, 2010Hennepin County (Minn.) Commissioner Jeff Johnson wants a $25 million emergency communications facility to be built on the site of the Adult Corrections Facility in Plymouth, an area he represents. The new center would replace the county’s 14,400-square-foot call center in Golden Valley.
Read full articleDunwoody, Ga., Looks at 9-1-1 Options
November 9, 2010Dunwoody has a month to make sure it could still use its radio systems and determine how fire department calls would be handled if the city joins the 911 center that currently serves Sandy Springs and Johns Creek.
Read full article9-1-1 Dispatcher Found Dead
November 8, 2010Decatur, Ala. — A woman who helped thousands of people by taking domestic violence calls as a 9-1-1 dispatcher was a victim of domestic violence herself early Friday morning, according to authorities.
Read full articleE9-1-1 Location Accuracy Proceeding
November 4, 2010On Sept. 23, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry to improve wireless E911 location accuracy and reliability by examining the next stage of potential regulations that would be commensurate with the surge in wireless usage, encompassing additional voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and wireless services, devices, and applications.
Read full article9-1-1 Dispatcher Faulted in Oakdale, Calif., Fire Mixup
November 2, 2010Oakdale, Calif. — Because a 9-1-1 dispatcher sent a call to the wrong fire department, the firefighter response to a house fire was delayed by several minutes, officials confirmed Monday.
Read full article‘They Didn’t Give Me My Sweet-and-Sour Sauce’ and Other Odd Calls
November 1, 2010Oklahoma City — Nearly 1 million 9-1-1 calls are made every year to the Oklahoma City Emergency Communications Center, and many fall well below what most people would consider an emergency. Calltaker Brenda Grayson said people will phone because their kids won’t get up and go to school, their boyfriends won’t come inside the house when told, or their husbands change the channel on the television and won’t change it back.
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