“911 McDowell County, what is the address of your emergency?”

“My friend isn’t breathing, I don’t know what she took! Get help here now!”

This has become an all too familiar call sequence to the 911 Emergency Response Center for McDowell. The 911 telecommunicator remains calm while your distraught voice on the other end of the call has a loved one in a crisis situation that you’re unprepared to handle. The 911 telecommunicator’s training and our cooperation can mean the difference in live or death… READ MORE