Air Methods, a provider of medical air services, will close its San
Antonio communications center used to dispatch emergency aircraft.
In an emailed statement, the Englewood, Colorado-based company
said it will handle dispatches for its San Antonio-area helicopters and
planes via its communication center location in Omaha, Nebraska.
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) today announced an important step forward in making the state better prepared to assist those in need during emergencies and natural disasters.
Cal OES has selected four contractors (Atos, CenturyLink, NGA 911, and Synergem Technologies) to partner with Cal OES in upgrading California’s outdated 9-1-1 system to a Next Generation 9-1-1 platform. The effort to modernize the 9-1-1 system across the state will introduce proven state-of-the-art technology to ensure California is better prepared to assist those in need during emergencies and natural disasters.
The call quickly escalated as the dispatcher sought more information. A commotion could be heard as the woman relayed his questions to people in the background. She appeared to know the child, and told the dispatcher that her name was Milliani Robertson, the same name given days later by a man who said he was the girl’s father.
“But I don’t want to bust the window,” she said. “But bust the window?”
aid the dispatcher: “Listen, if you are saying the baby is turning blue and it’s been in there since 9 a.m., we don’t care about the window.”
TWIN FALLS — When you’re faced with an emergency and need to call 911, you need someone to pick up. But those on the other end of the line are facing their own emergency.
Next week, Twin Falls will have only eight dispatchers on staff. Any less than that, and it’s not possible to adequately operate the center, Director Tami Lauda said.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A faulty light is to blame for a fire that caused thousands of dollars in damage underneath the Memphis emergency communications center.
Firefighters were called to Flicker Street Thursday morning. They say the fire spread to shop supplies kept in the city’s radio shop.
SAN ANTONIO — A dispatcher with the San Antonio Police Department has been arrested in connection with an investigation into eight liner gambling, according to a release from the department.
42-year-old Annabel Gonzalez, a civilian employee, was taken into custody Thursday and was charged with Engaging in Organized Crime, according to documents from the city’s magistrate office.
