LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Nelson County recently started using new technology that’s helping 911 dispatchers save time, which can make all the difference in an emergency situation.
“Every second does in fact count,” Milt Spalding, Nelson County’s 911 director said.
Twenty-four law enforcement dispatchers graduated Friday from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.
Samuel Shoup, of the Boone County Public Safety Center, graduated as a trainee of distinction.
The graduates hail from communications centers across the state, and comprise DOCJT’s 129th telecommunications academy class, which first began in 1999…
A judge has ruled that Douglas County is not liable for damages in a horrific case of domestic violence in which a woman was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend after he fatally shot her two brothers, and it took 40 minutes for 911 to pinpoint the location in west Omaha.
Julie Edwards sued the county for damages from the 2016 assault by Kenneth Clark. He attacked her after shooting her brothers, John and Jason Edwards, as they were removing her possessions from Clark’s house. John Edwards survived long enough to call 911…
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – It’s been a tough week for first responders in Metro Detroit and Saturday a group was honored for their life-saving actions.
A group of Shelby Township firefighters and a dispatcher were recognized for keeping a man alive through a heart attack. That man’s daughter was also honored for making all the right calls.
“Kind of speechless about it,” Mike Redford said.
Redford, 70, went into cardiac arrest…
Luke Wright, 24, who worked in for the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAS) in Norwich, died on Sunday, November 10.
He is one of three members of the EEAS who have died in the past two weeks.
Following the deaths EEAS staff are being offered support.
In memory of Mr Wright, his family have set up a JustGiving page to raise £3,500 towards his funeral…
