"Public Education"
Denise Amber Lee Foundation and VPI Partner to Launch “9-1-1 QA Every Day” Initiative
September 18, 2015The Denise Amber Lee Foundation and VPI will unite their expertise and passion for 9-1-1 QA to help educate public safety agencies as well as the general public on how to consistently and effectively review ‘9-1-1 QA Every Day,’ so that no more lives are lost due to human error on the part of 9-1-1 telecommunicators.
Read full articleExplaining How & When to Dial 9-1-1 if Trouble Occurs
April 12, 2013You know how to dial 9-1-1 for help, but there still are lessons to learn during National 9-1-1 Education Month.
Read full articleFire Museum to Open Its Permanent 9-1-1 Exhibit
August 29, 2012Some might think this is a duh exhibit teaching children how and when to call 911. But each year, between 25 and 35 percent of emergency calls in Memphis are not emergencies at all. Adults are often the ones making those non-emergency calls.
Read full articleNew Study Finds Many Americans Largely Unaware of Local Emergency Communications
June 19, 2012WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 19, 2012 – Despite a record-breaking year of federally declared disasters in 2011, including floods, tornadoes,…
Read full articleNY Girl, 4, Calls 9-1-1 to Help Save Choking Brother
May 21, 2012AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — They talked about calling 911 in Grace Varley’s prekindergarten class. She must have been listening.
Read full articleGrant to Supplement 9-1-1 Community Education
July 6, 2011LESA’s 9-1-1 community education program will get a boost this year with help from a $5,000 State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship grant. The grant will go toward a year-long community education campaign, Be Safe – Be a Good Neighbor, beginning this month. The campaign aims to educate families and neighborhood groups about what to expect when calling 9-1-1.
Read full article9-1-1 Center Helps Youngsters Practice for Real Call
March 21, 2011Allegheny County, Pa. — Emma Mahathey knew exactly what to do when her mother suffered an injury falling down a flight of stairs: remain calm and call 9-1-1. The McClellan Elementary School second-grader stayed composed as she answered questions from 9-1-1 dispatcher Lee Silnutzer.
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