ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A pedestrian was killed in a motor vehicle accident on I-390 North early Wednesday morning after fleeing the scene of an accident with an ambulance. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says Deputies responded to an area on I-390 north of Exit 21 near Lyell Avenue around 11:28 p.m. for the report...Read More
A FIRE service instructor has been found dead in the training tower of a station. Ian Revell was discovered in the early hours of yesterday morning at Oldbury station, West Mids,. in the block used for simulating tower blazes. Police were called but are not looking for anyone else in connection with the tragedy. Mr Revell is the...Read More
(TNS) — The Ada County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that it “proactively” took its Computer Aided Dispatch system offline because of security concerns. While 911 services continue for the Boise area, dispatchers are working using “backup systems and processes,” and are still taking and recording calls, allowing emergency services to respond as needed, according to...Read More
By Courtney Astolfi cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio – City Hall’s ability to get new parts for special radios used by Cleveland firefighters and the Cleveland police bomb squad expired in December, leaving some first responders to rely on technology that could endanger their lives during an emergency, one councilman said. That’s a main reason why Mayor...Read More
Just after lunchtime on June 18, Massachusetts’ leaders discovered that the statewide 911 system was down. A scramble to handle the crisis was on. Police texted out administrative numbers that callers could use, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu gave outage updates at a press conference outlining plans for the Celtics’ championship parade, and local officials urged...Read More
All, A murder indictment has been handed down by a Leslie County (Kentucky) grand jury against a Coon Creek Fire Rescue Department member who prosecutors *allege was driving drunk when he crashed a fire truck and left the scene, leaving another Firefighter trapped. That Firefighter died. Austin Turner is also charged with wanton endangerment for...Read More
