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Lightning Surge Injures 9-1-1 Dispatcher
July 25, 2010A severe storm in early May caused flooding in Madison County that led to one death and also caused a lightning power surge that injured an emergency dispatcher.
Read full articleCounty Board Orders Design of 9-1-1 Comm Center on Split Vote
July 22, 2010A special meeting called by the County Board was meant as a final recap of pending two-way radio needs and as a chance for the public to present options or alternatives on the proposed network improvements.
Read full articleFamily of Slain UW-Madison Student Drops Wrongful Death Claim
July 22, 2010The family of slain UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann will not pursue a wrongful death claim against Dane County and will instead focus on a claim that the county is responsible for emotional distress that Zimmermann may have suffered before her death.
Read full articleSaved by a Voice
July 21, 2010Ashley is healthy today and smiling like a newborn should, not knowing how many were involved in saving her life on her birthday. Three weeks ago, as Ashley’s mother, Tammy Finger of Johnstown, went into labor, complications hit.
Read full articleJudge Tosses Lawsuit over Digital 9-1-1 System
July 21, 2010A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that sought to make York County, Pa., stop using its $36 million digital 9-1-1 radio communication system. In his ruling Monday, Common Pleas Court President Judge Richard Renn said three police unions had valid complaints about the system.
Read full article9-1-1 Call Was Delayed before Man Shot Pair
July 15, 2010A distraught town man called his son in Alabama and threatened to harm family members at their Route 66 home, but by the time the son got through to local 9-1-1 operators it was too late.
Read full article9-1-1 Officials Still Reviewing Spanish Translation Proposal for Reverse Notifications
June 20, 2010By Daniel Langhorne, Intern, Noozhawk.com The Santa Barbara County (Calif.) Sheriff’s Department will have its response next month to a…
Read full article9-1-1 Calls Released in Alleged Bigfoot Sighting
June 18, 2010North Carolina resident Tim Peeler reported a Sasquatch near his home in Casar, N.C., to 9-1-1. “He was about 9, 10-foot tall with real long arms. … It looked like a giant ape with a man’s face,” he said in a 911 call.
Read full articleTypo Led 9-1-1 Medics to Wrong Address
June 17, 2010A 9-1-1 operator had the correct address for a call about a dying infant, but one missed keystroke caused Allegheny County’s (Pa.) computer dispatch system to send paramedics to the wrong address.
Read full articleFlorida Passes Training Law for 9-1-1
June 11, 2010On June 3, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law SB 742 Public Safety Telecommunications/E911
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