GOOD INFORMATION FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER STAFF AND FIRST RESPONDERS
The unsettling collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin during a Monday Night Football game brought sudden cardiac arrest to the attention of millions of Americans. Surviving sudden cardiac arrest relies on immediate medical attention, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED (automated external defibrillator) use.
A thorough search of the property was conducted, and no suspicious devices were found.
The Oxford County Regional Communication Center was evacuated for several hours Saturday while officials conducted a thorough search of the property after a bomb threat was called in there.
Apple is starting to collect information from dispatchers working in 911 call centers about incorrect calls from skiers’ iPhones triggered by Emergency SOS and Crash Detection.
The introduction of the Crash Detection feature for the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch has led to a rise in calls to emergency services, with false positives leading to unnecessary calls and pulling attention from real emergencies.
Ambulance companies say they are barely surviving, and hope lawmakers back a plan calling for $70 million a year over five years, although it wouldn’t be a long-term solution.
Making false 911 calls is something police frown upon for many reasons.
More than anything else, it pulls officers away from real emergencies and police situations, wasting valuable time and resources.
Davenport man with a history of misusing 911 was arrested Tuesday for allegedly making at least 48 false calls to the Scott Emergency Communications Center from November to January, and threatening to beat up first responders and shoot police, Davenport Police said.
