by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 27, 2019 | Comm Center News
Chicago’s Office of Emergency
Management and Communications is investigating an incident involving a
stroke victim’s call to 911.
If you need an address you can more than likely find it on your smartphone in the time it takes for you to read this paragraph. But NBC 5 Investigates has learned that emergency dispatchers in Chicago do not have ready access to smart phones or other basic map resources if someone calling from a cell phone is unable to provide….
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 27, 2019 | Comm Center News
NEWTON – Detective Dan Finkle made a 911 call while standing in the Newton police dispatch center.
On
one computer screen, the 911 information showed his phone number and a
GPS coordinate, accurate to about 1,000 meters (two-thirds of a mile)
radius putting Finkle almost anywhere from Home Depot to the
intersection of Sparta and Diller avenues.
A second screen,
however, showed he was standing in the southwest corner of the municipal
building, just a couple of steps away from his office. The screen also
showed tons of personal information about the detective and his family
such as a medical condition and what hospital he wanted to be taken to.
“We’re the first ….
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 26, 2019 | Comm Center News
ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — Over 100 pounds of food will be donated to local food banks just in time for Thanksgiving.
Over 100 pounds will be donated just in time for Thanksgiving.
Canned beans, boxed mashed potatoes and corn are among the items to be donated to local food banks.
Dispatchers said ….
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 26, 2019 | Comm Center News
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) — The Eau Claire County Communications Center says they are having major issues with people calling 911 and hanging up.
They say this has been a growing problem and can sometimes be a misuse of their resources.
“If we don’t speak to someone, we send an officer
which takes up a significant portion of our officers responding as
well,” said Dena Clark, Manager of Eau Claire Communications Center.
Dispatchers say they have had more than 3,000 hang-up calls this….
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 26, 2019 | Comm Center News
In a chilling 911 call, a South Carolina man told dispatchers he had
fatally stabbed his wife and stepdaughter in the driveway of their home,
authorities said.
“I don’t want to admit it,” said the caller, who identified himself as Anthony Lamar Gathers II. “I just killed my wife and my stepdaughter.” ….
