A BRADFORD Councillor who is also an Emergency Medical Dispatcher from Yorkshire Ambulance Service has been awarded EMD of the Year.
Aneela Ahmed, who represents the City ward, was given the award by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch as part of their annual UK Navigator Awards.
Cllr Ahmed (Lab), a 999 call handler in the Trust’s Wakefield Emergency…
The members of Helderberg Ambulance would like to wish all of the readers of The Altamont Enterprise a wonderful holiday season.
The month of November was snowy, cold, and busy. We had 42 calls last month, which resulted in 28 transports. There were 24 medical calls, 1 trauma, and 3 motor-vehicle incidents. We also did 5 standby…
A 911 dispatcher in Arkansas who was criticized for being callous when she told a drowning woman to “shut up” just before she died, was not negligent in carrying out her duties, an investigation has found.
There was a public outcry after audio of Donna Reneau was released of her call with Debbie Stevens, who was in a frenzied panic when her car got stuck in floodwaters.
Stevens had been delivering newspapers in the early hours of August 24 when she got caught up…
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — The Shawnee Township Police Department conducted an ugly sweater contest for a week, and dispatchers paid money each day for the privilege of participating.
Members of the police department and administration also donated money to the cause, which was used for the First Federal Angel Tree for children and Deb’s Dogs…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WTVC)— The Tennessee Highway Patrol Captain who headed up the Chattanooga district office resigned suddenly earlier this month after investigators questioned him about an affair with a dispatcher.
Audio recordings from the investigation obtained by NewsChannel 9 through a Tennessee Open Records request indicate that Captain Jeffrey Mosley confirmed…
HOLMES COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — A 911 dispatcher, fire and EMS are being honored after assisting with delivering a baby Sunday morning.
According to a post from the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office, a woman called because her daughter was giving birth. 911 dispatcher Beth Edminson asked questions and helped the caller as EMS and Bonifay Fire-Rescue arrived on scene shortly after the delivery.
“Dispatcher Edminson, with a calming voice, guided a family through…
