EBENSBURG, CAMBRIA COUNTY --- A weekend fire is raising questions over the effectiveness of Cambria County’s recently upgraded 911 communication systems. On Friday the Dauntless Fire Company in Ebensburg responded to a house fire. Firefighters said issues with the … [Read more...]
Communication Problems in Fire that Killed North Carolina Firefighters
STEVE HARRISONThe Charlotte Observer, N.C. … [Read more...]
NYC 9-1-1 CENTER ON HOLD
Bronx 911 call center on hold after cost hits $957MBY ADAM LISBERG/DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEFFriday, November 7th 2008, 1:03 AMA proposed 911 call center that would have put a 37-story building in a Bronx flood plain is going back to the drawing board after the cost shot … [Read more...]
Cell Phones Boost Number of 9-1-1 Calls
Widespread cellphone use and the need for time-consuming language translation have caused workloads and costs to jump for emergency 911 dispatch centers across the nation at a time when the economic downturn is pinching tax receipts and local and state governments are looking for … [Read more...]
9-1-1 Call Focus of Atlanta Teen's Death
Death of teen puts focus on Atlanta 911 callParamedics sent, canceled, sent again; second crew worked on student.By Eric StirgusThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionWednesday, October 22, 2008When 16-year-old Antoine Marc Williams collapsed last week in a classroom at Benjamin E. Mays … [Read more...]
9-1-1 Call Focus of Atlanta Teen’s Death
Death of teen puts focus on Atlanta 911 callParamedics sent, canceled, sent again; second crew worked on student.By Eric StirgusThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionWednesday, October 22, 2008When 16-year-old Antoine Marc Williams collapsed last week in a classroom at Benjamin E. Mays … [Read more...]
PA Authorities Disagree on Radio Problems
Just hours after Sunday mass, a massive fire swept a Cambria County, PA church. Now fire officials and the 9-1-1 director disagree as to the effectiveness of the radio system during the blaze. Read both sides of the story … [Read more...]