SALT LAKE CITY — In many areas across the state from Saturday through Sunday, emergency dispatchers and police departments let the public know that 9-1-1 wasn’t working on some mobile devices.
“We learned about it yesterday [Saturday] that 9-1-1 didn’t appear to be working, and it supposedly will be carrier specific, but we weren’t really sure,” Davis County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Liz Sollis said… READ MORE
More and more 911 dispatch centers and county emergency management agencies in the state have implemented a system for users to contact 911 through text message – but the capability isn’t available everywhere.
Greg Leathers, the director of Greene County Emergency Management Agency, said the county wants to have the system in place. However, they’re currently waiting on one of four cellphone service providers to complete their setup to be a part of the 911 texting system in the county… READ MORE
Telecommunicators are the true first responders and a critical link in the cardiac arrest chain of survival; a telecommunicator can make the difference between life and death.
One critical intervention strongly associated with survival is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) started by a bystander. When CPR begins prior to the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, the person in cardiac arrest has a two to three-fold higher likelihood of survival. An effective way to ensure that CPR is provided quickly is for the emergency telecommunicators to provide instant instructions with telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR). T-CPR allows bystander CPR to begin – it works by keeping the brain and heart alive until EMS arrives to… READ MORE
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. — A 12-year-old boy was given the 9-1-1 Hero award Friday for his quick actions when a fight broke out between two dogs at his home on Jan. 9.
Andrew Gravil immediately called 9-1-1 after a dog severely bit his grandmother.
Dispatcher Mindy Belger was able to get clear, concise information from Gravil in order to start the Security Fire Department to his house. Gravil remained composed, answering questions and following all…
The House of Representatives is looking to strengthen public safety network resiliency with two new pieces of legislation.
Earlier this week Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., and Communications and Technology Subcommittee member Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif, introduced the Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today’s Networks Act, dubbed the RESILIENT Networks Act. The legislation will require “pre-planned coordination among providers of advanced…
