NEW YORK — An FDNY EMS 911 operator says he plans to sue the city for allegedly opposing his use of medical marijuana to treat Crohn's disease. EMT and 911 Operator Benjamin Lerich, 26, told the New York Daily News that he was placed on limited duty in January after suffering … [Read more...]
Norwich — The City Council Public Safety Committee started work on a plan to upgrade antiquated fire radio and dispatch system, a top priority in the new fire services study, and voiced support for a controversial idea to create a fire commissioner to oversee all fire … [Read more...]
Scotts Bluff County governmental units are starting to plan for the costs of upgrading first responder radio equipment in the near future, at an overall estimated cost of nearly $7.2 million dollars. On Friday last week, County Communications Coordinator Tyler Rexus presented … [Read more...]
MIDDLETOWN — Five Delaware County dispatchers were honored this past week for their efforts in helping to save a woman trapped above a two-alarm building fire in Millbourne last month. On Wednesday Feb. 17, just before 2:15 p.m., the Delaware County Communications Center … [Read more...]
Pamela Cooper, 49, worked a 15-hour shift the night before she stopped breathing in her first week back on the job Cooper had taken six weeks of leave to recover from COVID-19 but had run out of paid time off and had to support her mother and husband Jonathan Michaels, the … [Read more...]
An Oklahoma fire chief was arrested at the scene of a fire after a state trooper determined the firefighter was under the influence of alcohol. William Mick, 48, of Haileyville, was charged Monday with misdemeanor public intoxication, according to documents filed at the … [Read more...]
A Phoenix 911 operator who recently recovered from COVID-19 has died after returning to work. And now the city is investigating how it handled overtime in her case. Pamela Cooper’s story is part of a larger issue about who is answering 911 operators’ calls for help. Pamela … [Read more...]
KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -- When you call 9-1-1, you expect to be able to talk with some immediately, But if you live in Kansas City, be prepared to sit on hold and wait. You’ll likely hear a recorded message before you get a dispatcher. One Kansas City family we talked to … [Read more...]
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...]