An outage snarled some communications between Baltimore police and fire officials last week, briefly causing disarray as officers repeatedly called for medics to help a man who later died in custody.
A judge in Philadelphia has ordered that striking AFSCME District Council 33 members who work in the 911 call center must return to work, according to newly released court documents.
“Time saves lives,” Milam said. “It is universally understood amongst emergency services in Sebastian County that 911 consolidation will be a benefit to them.”
FORT SMITH, Ark. — In an effort to cut down emergency response times and improve coordination among first responders, Sebastian County and the City of Fort Smith are taking major steps toward opening a consolidated 911 dispatch center.
Emergency calls to 911 in Fort Worth a year ago were answered and serviced in ways very different from such calls made today — differences that, ideally, the caller doesn’t notice.
Chesterton’s Town Council and Chesterton Police Chief Tim Richardson are calling for the immediate resignation of Porter County E-911 Director Debbie Gunn, accusing her of false statements regarding the performance of the Chesterton/Porter joint dispatch center during the June 18 officer-involved shooting.
