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Senate Resolution Calls for 9/11 Moment of Remembrance
September 9, 2011The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution (S. Res. 237) calling on all Americans to participate in a Moment…
Read full articleAudio Files Reveal 9/11 Air Traffic Horror
September 8, 2011Newly posted audio files depict the horror of 9/11 unfolding in the sky, as air traffic controllers struggled to follow the faint tracks of hijacked planes, fighter jets tried in vain to chase them down and a flight attendant made a desperate appeal for help.
Read full articleColorado Springs Police Dispatcher Pleads Not Guilty
September 8, 2011A Colorado Springs police dispatcher pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that she tried to steal a pickup and the hot dog cart it was towing.
Read full articleDid Sheriff’s Call Lead to Stabbings?
September 8, 2011A Trinity County couple have filed a combined $10 million claim with county officials alleging they were stabbed by a murder suspect after being asked by a sheriff’s corporal to “check out” a neighbor’s home where a double murder had just occurred.
Read full article9/11 Health Effects on Rescuers
September 7, 2011In The Lancet 9-11 Anniversary Issue, experts in a variety of fields reflect on the events of 9/11, with orignial research, review and opinion pieces on the short-term and long-term physical, mental and public health consequences of the terrorist attacks. The research papers report on not only U.S. domestic health effects but some of the international consequences.
Read full article9-1-1 Communications Problem Cited in Nebraska Fire
September 7, 2011LIBERTY, Neb. (AP) — A southern Nebraska man whose house and garage were extensively burned says his cellphone call to…
Read full article9-1-1 Tapes from Nev. Shooting Reveal Frantic Scene
September 7, 2011Dozens of 911 calls made from in and around a Nevada IHOP where a deadly shooting rampage took place detail a frantic scene, as witnesses described the gunman and dispatchers tried to determine if more than one person was involved.
Read full articleA Decade After 9/11, Bay Area Emergency Responders Still Not on Same Radio Frequency
September 7, 2011Among 9/11’s most heartbreaking revelations was that the New York City police, firefighters and medical personnel who rushed into the burning Twin Towers couldn’t talk to each other by radio, leading to mass confusion and scores of unnecessary deaths. Yet a decade later, the nine-county Bay Area remains far from that goal.
Read full article9/11, 10 Years Later
September 6, 2011The 9/11 attacks fundamentally changed the way emergency services personnel think about and respond to acts of terrorism. Today, although Osama bin Laden is dead, terrorism remains a threat to the U.S. and the possibility of another event like 9/11 cannot be discounted. For those in public safety, this means rethinking the “normal” way of doing business and learning from the lessons of the past.
Read full articleArk. Man in Plane Spots His Home Being Burglarized
September 6, 2011An Arkansas man who wanted to capture aerial photos of his home during his first plane ride instead helped catch two men burglarizing it.
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