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New Mexico: Dead Spots Strain 9-1-1 System
May 8, 2013Beginning in January, public safety agencies had to comply with a Federal Communications Commission requirement to operate their radio communications on narrower bandwidth as part of an effort to free up airspace to support more users.
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 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 articleEditor Spends Night Hearing Redlands 9-1-1 Calls
April 23, 2013I did a ride-along with Redlands’ 911 dispatch operators because it’s Disptacher Appreciation Week. This was Carl Baker’s idea.
Read full articleLewston-Auburn Dispatcher Helps Deliver Her Fifth Baby
April 23, 2013LEWISTON — Three little words changed everything. “The head’s showing.” On one end of the 911 call, Andrew Colapietro, about-to-be father of three, on the bathroom floor with his wife. On the other end, Buffy Gammon, a dispatcsupervisor at Lewiston-Auburn 911.
Read full articlePa. Woman Cited for Calling 9-1-1 Seeking Divorce
April 16, 2013Police have cited a 42-year-old Pennsylvania woman for disorderly conduct after she called 9-1-1 requesting a divorce and police assistance to make her husband leave.
Read full article9-1-1 Audio Released from Fugitive Ex-LA Cop Manhunt
April 10, 2013uthorities on Tuesday released audio of a February 9-1-1 call from a California couple bound in their condo by fugitive ex-police officer Christopher Dorner.
Read full articlePublic Safety Agencies in Utah Team Up to Improve 9-1-1 Services
April 8, 20139-1-1 call centers serving Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Morgan counties have taken the initiative to provide the first Internet protocol-capable 9-1-1 call delivery system in Utah.
Read full articleTenn.: Prepaid Cellphone Was Only Link to City 9-1-1
April 8, 2013astate emergency management official bought a prepaid cell phone, and 9-1-1 officials urged anyone having an emergency to call that cellphone’s number
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