OCEAN CITY, NJ — Anyone is lucky to have a roof over their head during the holidays. For Ocean City 911 dispatcher Amber Adoranto, that took on a different meaning.
Adoranto has been battling breast cancer. On top of that, her Upper Township home needed a completely new roof.
The Ocean City Police Department reached out to Action Creations Roofing & Siding a few days ago, asking if they could help with her…
JOHNSTOWN — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Monday used the Johnstown Fire Department as a backdrop to announce $20 million in new federal aid he secured for New York state firefighters and first responders.
“Next year, I’m going to fight for more,” Schumer stated.
The Democratic senator’s Fulton County stop for a press conference was among the final days of his…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Sometimes, Christmas miracles do happen.
A 911 dispatcher with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office got the news she will be receiving a life-saving gift.
Jesselyn Mesa was diagnosed with Lupus in 2004, and in 2013 she began dialysis treatment because her kidneys started failing. According to the…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.– Operators at the Bernalillo County Emergency Communications Department are working around the clock, even on the holidays.
They’re the unsung heroes behind every phone call.
“It can be extremely stressful at times. We work extreme amount of hours,” said Ketih Carnes, a dispatcher.
Right now, the department is understaffed. A fully staff team would be about 30…
A former Arkansas 911 dispatcher was cleared of wrongdoing following accusations that she mishandled a call with a drowning woman, after telling her to “shut up” moments before her passing.
Debra Stevens, 47, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died after her SUV got stuck in a flash flood while she was delivering newspapers for the Southwest Times. She drowned before first responders could reach her SUV…
The popularity of cell phones makes knowing where you are when you call for help even more important.
Emergency responders need to know where to go…
