Shirley Ryan had just left the house to go to the store on Saturday when she got a call about her daughter that no mother wants to get. “Ten minutes after I went out, her husband called me and said 'She coded. She’s dead,'” Ryan said. The previous night, Ryan's daughter … [Read more...]
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, Ohio — After Betty Morrison, 71, called 911, she waited nearly 11 minutes for help to arrive at her door. By the time Warrensville Heights firefighters arrived, she had no pulse. Dispatch recordings revealed firefighters responded to the wrong … [Read more...]
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. — A Washington County 911 dispatcher was on duty earlier this week when she got a call about a house fire at her house. Alicia Napier has been a Washington County dispatcher for about 20 years, the same amount of time she’s lived on Anderson Drive in … [Read more...]
ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- Someone's in trouble - a fire, a heart attack, a crime in progress - so you call 911. Instead of getting help, you're put on hold to weigh every second between life and death. A News 4 investigation revealed St. Louis City is well above the national … [Read more...]
CLEVELAND (WJW)– The FOX 8 I-Team is investigating what’s being done to protect you after a series of delays with local 911 calls and people dying. We recently revealed three cases of people dying after calls for help. So, we’re asking, what about the next time you dial 911? … [Read more...]
BROCKTON — Elizabeth Doyle's fourth grade Raymond School class returned from lunch on Friday, joined their remote Zoom classroom and seemed excited for the rest of the day. But that excitement quickly showed itself in a different way. "They were all excited to be back in, … [Read more...]
Apolice department trying to summon help for a woman in cardiac arrest called twice and spent more than four minutes on hold with Tucson’s 911 center before someone answered the call, a report from the center’s interim 911 director said. The lapse in service during the medical … [Read more...]
A 77-year-old New Jersey woman trapped in the van she had been living in was rescued after several days on Thursday, authorities said. The woman had been sheltering in her van parked at 67 Lincoln Park, in Newark. She called police at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, saying she was unable … [Read more...]
Four Alberta mayors say Alberta Health Service's decision to consolidate EMS services is causing delays that put people at risk, and firefighters in a northern Alberta hamlet are chiming in with their concerns about recent problems caused by the new system. Sean Steil, a fire … [Read more...]
FARGO (KFGO) – The director of Red River Regional Dispatch says an error was made when a “shelter-in-place” notice was issued to all residents of Cass and Clay counties early Sat. morning. The message was only supposed to be sent to residents in a south Fargo neighborhood … [Read more...]