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Cascade 9-1-1 Service Temporarily Out
January 23, 2012Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) CASCADE, Iowa – 911 service in the Cascade area was out temporarily Wednesday afternoon. Officials from…
Read full articleColo. Girl Escapes Apparent Kidnapper, Calls 9-1-1
January 23, 2012DENVER (AP) – A missing 9-year-old girl escaped from an apparent kidnapper and called 9-1-1 herself from a convenience store in Colorado Springs on Friday.
Read full articleRevved Up to Treat Strokes
January 23, 2012Key message: If you recognize a stroke, call 9-1-1. As part of the emergency stroke system, 911 dispatchers and paramedics are trained to identify possible stroke cases, looking for obvious signs like drooping on one side of the face, weakness on one side of the body and slurred speech.
Read full articleTennessee: 9-1-1 Fee Lawsuit Adds Allegations
January 23, 2012Lawyers for Hamilton County 911 have added new allegations and another county to a federal lawsuit against AT&T/BellSouth that seeks a decade’s worth of unpaid fees. The fees could total between $4.5 million and $9 million for Hamilton County 911.
Read full articleFire Chief: Don’t Be Shy about Calling 9-1-1
January 19, 2012After years of teaching children not to make frivolous 911 calls, Chief Goodale said, “Maybe we’re at a point now where it’s appropriate to (teach people to) call 911.”
Read full articleTownsend (Mass.) Selectmen Support Creation of New Dispatch Supervisor Job
January 18, 2012Police Chief Erving Marshall and Lieutenant David Profit requested approval for a new, supervisory position in Townsend’s communications department Tuesday. Selectmen unanimously passed a motion to support the creation of the position for fiscal 2013.
Read full articleWyoLink in Need of Millions in Upgrades, Maintenance
January 18, 2012WyoLink is the statewide public safety system that is used to coordinate and integrate communication between state, local and federal agencies. State officials says the program needs a one-time upgrade costing $6.3 million and up to $3.2 million in recurring costs.
Read full articleTownsend Chief Requests Support to Create New Dispatch Supervisor Position
January 18, 2012By Katina Caraganis, Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg, Massachusetts) TOWNSEND — Police Chief Erving Marshall will go before the selectmen tonight…
Read full articleMaintenance of Franklin County Emergency Radio System
January 18, 2012By Jim Hook, Senior writer, Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) FRANKLIN COUNTY — The county will spend nearly $500,000 this year…
Read full articleMaine: Number of Emergency Dispatch Sites Focus of Hearing
January 18, 2012Dawn Gagnon, Bangor Daily News (Maine) Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — Managers and directors of Maine’s emergency dispatch centers will gather…
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