ASHEBORO — A 911 telecommunication was honored for talking a 13-year-old teenage from jumping off a bridge.
On Dec. 29, 2022, a 13-year-old female of Asheboro called 911. The juvenile was experiencing an emotional crisis and threatening to jump off of a bridge near her home.
NEXT-GEN 9-1-1 DISPATCH TECHNOLOGY FOR NEWTON, ANDOVER, SPARTA, AND HARDYSTON
Today, January 17, 2023, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) joined with Sussex County first responders and local leaders to announce a new $1.3 million federal investment clawed back from Washington to Newton, Sparta, Hardyston, and Andover to purchase updated and interoperable first response communications systems. This is the technology needed to answer 9-1-1 calls and ensure that emergency response agencies can talk to callers and first responders quickly and easily — helping keep more than 65,000 Sussex County residents and first responders safe. Newton, Sparta, Hardyston, and Andover have shared emergency dispatch services and provide mutual aid to their communities.
GOOD INFORMATION FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER STAFF AND FIRST RESPONDERS
The unsettling collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin during a Monday Night Football game brought sudden cardiac arrest to the attention of millions of Americans. Surviving sudden cardiac arrest relies on immediate medical attention, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED (automated external defibrillator) use.
A thorough search of the property was conducted, and no suspicious devices were found.
The Oxford County Regional Communication Center was evacuated for several hours Saturday while officials conducted a thorough search of the property after a bomb threat was called in there.
Ambulance companies say they are barely surviving, and hope lawmakers back a plan calling for $70 million a year over five years, although it wouldn’t be a long-term solution.
