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Former Lobbyist, Tom Wheeler, Gets FCC Nod
May 1, 2013President Barack Obama on Wednesday tapped a veteran Democratic congressman to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency and a top fundraiser and former lobbyist to head up the Federal Communications Commission.
Read full articleDorner 9-1-1 Tape: ‘Officer Down!’
May 1, 2013San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies have released the audio of dispatch calls during the Feb. 12 manhunt for fugitive and ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner.
Read full articleDeSoto 9-1-1 Panel Pays Off Recorder System
May 1, 2013DeSoto’s 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District commission approved larger-than-usual monthly expenses — some $304,893 — but it was welcome, with the bulk signaling final payment for a long-desired new recorder system for dispatchers.
Read full articleWith Study Delayed, EMS Change in Limbo
May 1, 2013In a move that may head off a legal battle, Pinellas County officials are set to delay a controversial change to the county’s 911 medical-emergency system until at least the middle of July.
Read full articleDeputies Put Stop to Free Rides
May 1, 2013A Dorchester County woman is accused of feigning illnesses to bum free ambulance rides around the Low country on the state’s dime, authorities said.
Read full articleMistakes by 9-1-1 Staff in D.C. Blamed on Training Shortfall
May 1, 2013A 9-1-1 dispatcher has no idea where a D.C. police officer is located when he radios that he’s been stabbed and has shot his attacker. An officer is put on standby for 25 minutes while seeking information on a suspect. A car chase turns chaotic when no one monitors the location of the vehicles involved.
Read full article9-1-1 Cell Callers in Seal Beach May Not Get Local Personnel
April 26, 2013SEAL BEACH — The kitchen fire may have been small, but the recent incident in Old Town has sparked big concerns among city officials about the city’s 9-1-1 emergency system.
Read full articleChristiansburg Police Release 9-1-1 Calls of Shooting at Mall Campus
April 23, 2013On Monday, Christiansburg police released the 9-1-1 calls that law enforcement received the day of the April 12 shootings at New River Valley Mall.
Read full articleLemhi (Idaho) Gets New Dispatch System
April 23, 2013SALMON – A state grant has allowed the Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office to replace a dispatch system that was the oldest in Idaho.
Read full articleMontana: 9-1-1 Dispatchers Play Vital Role
April 23, 2013I would like to express my appreciation for several ordinary people who do extraordinary things for our community: our 911 dispatchers. These everyday heroes answer thousands of calls every year from you and your neighbors in Gallatin County. Our 911 dispatchers have given instructions for CPR over the phone to a distraught mother whose child stopped breathing, and the very next minute have changed gears to find assistance for a parking complaint. They are the center of a variety of sources of assistance sending the appropriate help as soon as possible.
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