While the sirens of police cruisers, fire trucks and ambulances are a easily heard reminder of the hard work done by the area’s public safety officials, there is plenty of quieter work going on behind the scenes as well.
Lamarre turns in headset for front office
After more than 25 years of answering emergency calls, veteran dispatcher Maureen “Micky” Lamarre has been promoted to Communications Center supervisor, a new position meant to improve communications and service from the Billerica Police.
A lawsuit claims a woman who was left on a porch with gunshot wounds for more than an hour would have lived if someone would have come to help her.
The family of N’ala Wallace is suing Saginaw County 9-1-1, claiming emergency responders didn’t go to the shooting scene because they weren’t notified that the woman had been shot.
Morgan County’s 911 Emergency Telecommunications has filed a formal complaint with the West Virginia Public Service Commission against Frontier West Virginia, Inc. about frequent phone outages in the Paw Paw exchange area.
The Public Service Commission (PSC) is the state agency that regulates the operations of utilities, including phone companies.
Frontier Communications owns and operates the primary telephone lines in our area, including phone lines for the county’s 911 system.
The Tahlequah City Council discussed a potential move for first responders during a Sept. 6 meeting.
Tahlequah Police Chief Nate King and Tahlequah Fire Chief Casey Baker hold monthly emergency services department head meetings, which include EMS, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, Cherokee Nation Marshal Service, and more.
When our daughter was one, we woke up in the middle of the night to find her having a seizure due to a high fever. At the time, my husband and I were new parents and inexperienced to say the least. Being woken up in the middle of the night is never an enjoyable experience. But when your young child is having a medical emergency, the situation is shocking and terrifying.
