Rincon, GA (WJCL) —
On Monday September 9th, two women saved two lives, in two separate incidents on the same day. And on Monday night, in front of city council, they were given a very special award.
The Rincon Police Department recognized officer Dee Dee Hackle, and 911 dispatcher Andrea McIntosh with the lifesaving award at Monday’s city council meeting.
Chelsea Brent remembers her mother as someone who always lived her best life, despite her struggles.
“She was well known downtown, everyone said hi to her,” Brent recalled, adding many people in her Downtown Eastside neighbourhood knew Tracey Gundersen as “Mom.”
The 56-year-old died last November, after calling 911 to report she was bleeding profusely. Her death and the emergency response surrounding it were the focus of an external investigation ordered by the health ministry, after Brent wrote letters and met with the minister.
RHINELANDER (WAOW)–The Rhinelander City Council approved a resolution on Monday that would give Oneida County $16,500 for improvements at the county dispatch center.
That money will go towards a station where a dispatcher works answering 911 calls.
Officials say the money helps the sheriff’s office better serve the people in the county.
“It’s good to work with the city and the county and come up with ideas for public safety that work for the best interest of the people that we serve,” said chief deputy Daniel Hess with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.
BROOKHAVEN ,Ga. (CBS46) — A woman’s desperate attempt at getting help, and a 911 dispatcher’s quick-thinking helped police end a domestic incident at a Brookhaven apartment complex over the summer.
In the early morning hours of August 28 a 911 dispatcher began receiving text messages in Spanish, it was then the dispatcher quickly sprang into to action by using a translator to decipher what was being said. Through the translations, the dispatcher was able to determine a female victim was being held against her will by a man with a gun.
Four joint lawsuits allege Henry County was negligent and its 911 emergency system was faulty when Clinton, Missouri, police officers were sent to the wrong address in March 2018.
The mistake led to a gun battle that left Officer Christopher Ryan Morton dead and two other officer injured. The man who shot them was also killed.
The lawsuits, filed earlier this year in Henry County, accuse the county of failing to properly train dispatchers on locating where 911 calls originated, not warning officers that errors had happened and could occur, and not ensuring the 911 mapping system was accurate and up-to-date.
OHIO — Local emergency call centers can now apply for grants to upgrade to new 9-1-1 technology, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Monday.
The Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) technology is made possible by a $4.3 million grant from the federal 911 Grant Program.
“NG 9-1-1 is an internet protocol-based system that enables the exchange of digital information, including text messages and eventually photos and videos,” DeWine stated in a release.
