IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — Helene knocked power out across the Carolinas resulting in cellular and internet outages. But when modern technology fails, wireless radios shine. “We have a specific mission and that is to provide emergency communications in disasters,” said Dan Gitro, a licensed amateur radio operator in Iredell County who is known to his...Read More
As western North Carolina navigates the destruction in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Baltimore is readying a team of 9-1-1 operators and emergency dispatchers to potentially assist the state. “As a city who has seen our fair share of significant emerging situations and challenges, I know how meaningful support from other jurisdictions can be,” Mayor...Read More
KANSAS CITY (KMBC) — A Prairie Village family has settled one of the largest 911 response delay wrongful death lawsuits in U.S. history against Kansas City, Missouri, for $4,125,000. Cathryn McClelland, a 40-year-old nurse, was getting her two young children ready for day camp on the morning of July 18, 2019, when she collapsed from...Read More
PHOENIX — A crash in west Phoenix involving a car and a fire truck occurred Friday evening, According to footage from Sky12, a car and a firetruck appear to have been involved in a crash near 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road. Several emergency vehicles and police officers are at the scene. The Phoenix Fire Department...Read More
DETROIT – Thursday morning, Detroit Fire Engine 44 received an emergency call to respond to a house fire alarm near its station. As Engine 44 approached 7 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, the driver of a white SUV drove through the intersection and smashed into the fire engine’s side rear. Thursday morning, Detroit Fire Engine...Read More
A 35-year-old firefighter is currently hospitalized in the orthopedic clinic of the General University Hospital of Patra, in Rio, Western Greece, after sustaining a severe injury to his left leg while fighting a wildfire in Ilia on Friday. The injured firefighter, a member of the Special Forest Fire Operational Units (EMODE), also known as the...Read More
