Whitcom grilled for lapse in dispatch (ID)
ASOTIN — Asotin County Fire Chief Noel Hardin and other county officials blasted Whitcom Regional Dispatch on Wednesday for lack of service on a holiday weekend.
Emergency Communications aces state inspection (NC)
Stokes County Emergency Communications earned a perfect score on recent state assessment, E911 Communications Director Matt Boyles announced at the June 26 regular meeting of the Stokes County Board of Commissioners.
Delayed 911 response explained after St. Louis woman’s death (MO)
ST. LOUIS – Public safety leaders with the City of St. Louis explained the roles of their 911 systems, dispatch operations and emergency response times after severe storms over the weekend left one woman dead and thousands without power for days.
Emergency responders, 911 dispatchers flooded with calls during severe storms (MO)
Dispatchers in the city of St. Louis fielded roughly one call every seven seconds during a chaotic stretch of severe storms on Saturday.
ST. LOUIS — A spate of severe storms swept through St. Louis over the weekend, killing a 33-year-old woman and a 5-year-old boy.
Is 911 outdated and in need of a behavioral health transformation? (CA)
With Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services covers emergency medical response providers transporting patients to an alternative facility, such as a primary care office or community mental health center. ET3 also covers emergency responders to initiate treatment in place with a qualified healthcare partner – either at the scene or through telehealth.
‘We have to stay strong’: 911 dispatchers look back on Highland Park shooting (IL)
Annie Marchiafava asked an employee she manages at the Glenview Public Safety Dispatch Center if the worker would like to talk about the events of July 4, 2022.
Not quite yet, was the response.
