“We are absolutely diverting essential resources away from people who need it toward a feature on a phone.”
During a mid-December weekend the dispatchers at the Summit County 911 Center fielded 71 automated crash notifications from skiers’ iPhones and Apple watches at the county’s four ski areas. None of them involved an emergency.
Routt County officials are asking residents and visitors to be wary of automated emergency features on their smartphones and wearable electronic devices.
Local fire departments and emergency medical services are now using new, automatic dispatching software in the hopes of improving efficiency and response times.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Picture this: A loved one is experiencing a medical emergency. You pick up to phone, frantically call 911, and you’re put on hold.
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