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Man Calls 9-1-1 10 Times, Seeks Ride to Mexico, Deputies Say
January 23, 2013An Immokalee man was arrested after calling 911 10 times, asking for a ride to Mexico, deputies say.
Read full articleKardashian’s LA Home Target of Fake 9-1-1 Call
January 23, 2013Calif. authorities seeking person who called 9-1-1 reporting false emergency at Kardashian home.
Read full article9-1-1 Ballot Item Excludes Records Upgrade
January 23, 2013A costly records management system is not included in a sales tax proposal the Boone County Commission placed on the April ballot Tuesday morning in an effort to improve local 9-1-1 and emergency management services.
Read full articleTom Cruise Possibly Latest Target of Fake 9-1-1 Call
January 18, 2013BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Tom Cruise may be the latest so-called “swatting” victim after police responded to a 911…
Read full articleArk. Woman Dies After 9-1-1 Call Not Put In System
January 17, 2013LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas 911 operator did not enter a call into a computer system that would have notified police and fire dispatchers of a mother and son trapped inside a vehicle in a pond, authorities said Wednesday. The woman died hours later, and her 5-year-old son was in critical condition Wednesday, police said.
Read full articleEvergreen Fire-Rescue Gearing Up for Radio-Frequency Shift
January 17, 2013Evergreen Fire/Rescue is switching from wide- to narrow-band radio to meet a federal mandate that took effect the first of the year.
Read full articleHospitals Crack Down on Workers Refusing Flu Shots
January 15, 2013CHICAGO (AP) — Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won’t get flu shots, with some workers losing their jobs over their refusal.
Read full articleA Snapshot of Influenza Activity in All 50 States
January 15, 2013Here is a snapshot of flu activity in all 50 states and the District of Columbia:
Read full articleYou Lion Dog! Pup Spurs 9-1-1 Panic
January 15, 2013Panicked residents of Norfolk, Va., called 911 after spotting this roaming, 3-year-old Labradoodle – a Labrador-poodle mix – that had been groomed to look like the king of the jungle.
Read full articleCritics Say 9-1-1 Cutbacks Are Risky
January 15, 2013Under a new proposal, only ambulances would be sent to about 14,000 low-priority calls classified as “falls” and “sick persons.”
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