KaneComm Marks the 56th Anniversary of 9-1-1 (AL)
February 16, 1968, history was made in Haleyville, Alabama, with the
inaugural 9-1-1 call, marking a transformative moment for emergency
response in America.
A year after launching, El Cajon touts success of region’s first 911 overhaul program (CA)
Heartland Fire & Rescue launched a pilot program in 2023 to make its emergency medical system more efficient by diverting some 911 calls to nurses.
Through the El Cajon Community Care program, callers not in life-threatening situations can choose to be transferred to an American Medical Response nurse navigator, who helps them access the appropriate level of medical care.
Former Allegheny County dispatcher indicted in federal child porn investigation (PA)
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — A former Allegheny County emergency dispatcher has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection to a child porn investigation.
Robert Bookshar is in federal custody after being indicted on 20 counts of sexually exploiting minors.
Staffing shortage prompts 911 changes in Gates County – (NC)
GATES COUNTY, N.C. — If you need to call 911 in Gates County, chances are that call is being answered in Perquimans County. Officials said it’s all because of staffing shortages.
“We redid the schedule and then we lost another one. And then we redid the schedule again and we lost another one,” said Gates County Sheriff Ray Campbell. “We redid the schedule again until we got to the point where we didn’t have enough people to redo the schedule anymore.’
Dialing distress: Portland’s 911 ‘a barometer for struggling community’ (OR)
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Jacqueline Hoyt fell in October and fractured her pelvis. She tried to call 911, “which sent me off to the non-emergency” line.
She heard this recording: “Please stay on the line and have your address ready for the next available call taker.”
