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KAN FFS UNION CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO DISPATCHING INFORMATION FOR FATAL FIRE

 Barry Furey    December 2, 2023    No Comments

        WICHITA, Kan. — The Wichita firefighters’ union is calling for an independent investigation of “several significant and devastating errors” by Sedgwick County 911 in an apartment fire that killed 22-year-old Paoly Bedeski. The 911 … [Read more...]

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FIRE DEPARTMENT WORRIES NEW SYSTEM COULD MAKE WAIT TIMES WORSE – MISSOURI

 Joe Knitter    November 16, 2023    No Comments

For years, Kansas City, Missouri, has struggled to answer 911 calls quickly. Police and city officials hope a new, automated attendant feature could speed things up but the Kansas City Fire Department worries it might actually make things more complicated. The fire department … [Read more...]

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TRAIN WITH YOUR DISPATCHERS

 Barry Furey    October 22, 2023    No Comments

  By Brett Loomis Sunday is drill day for firefighters in Corvallis, Oregon. Every Sunday, all on-duty resources go to the tower for the drill of choice. Today it was, ironically, first-alarm drills…back to the basics. It is mid-October so the sun was out, the sky is … [Read more...]

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ON TOP OF 911 ISSUES, OAKLAND NON-EMERGENCY LINE LEAVES CALLERS HANGING

 Barry Furey    October 21, 2023    No Comments

“I have twin daughters. [I was] picking them up from school. They were in the car with me.” On Sept. 21, just after 3 p.m., Keisha Henderson, a mother of twin 8-year-old girls, was driving near Foothill Boulevard and 50th Avenue in Oakland. “When I looked in my rear-view … [Read more...]

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FIRE DEPARTMENT: ADDRESS MIX-UP REASON FOR DELAYED RESPONSE TO SHOOTING

 Barry Furey    October 21, 2023    No Comments

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Fire Department said human error led to the delayed emergency response to a man shot in Milwaukee. Video shows him lying on the ground for at least 15 minutes with a gunshot wound before receiving medical treatment. Milwaukee police said he was … [Read more...]

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SEATTKE, FAMILY SETTLE WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT OVER ALLEDGED 911 “BLACKLIST”

 Barry Furey    October 18, 2023    No Comments

William Yurek’s 13-year-old son called 911 when his father started having chest pains and trouble breathing in their Seattle apartment on Nov. 2, 2021. “I think he’s having a heart attack or something,” he told the 911 operator. “… He’s making this weird noise from his throat. A … [Read more...]

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‘I DON’T GIVE A F—‘: IOWA PARAMEDIC FIRED FOR DELAY TO 911 CALL

 Barry Furey    October 18, 2023    No Comments

An Iowa paramedic was fired this summer for refusing to immediately respond to an ambulance call from the city of Marion, telling a dispatcher “I don’t give a f— about Marion.” State records indicate Stefany Glassmeyer worked as a paramedic for Area Ambulance Authority … [Read more...]

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