WAUWATOSA, WI—A 911 emergency dispatcher helped deliver a baby in Wauwatosa. Dispatcher Rhondi Love assisted a Wauwatosa family deliver a baby over the phone utilizing Emergency Medical Dispatch, according to the Wauwatosa Police Department.
EMD is a system that enhances emergency services and allows the call takers to quickly narrow down the type of situation and dispatch first responders.
The questions asked by the dispatcher help them relay critical information to responding medical personnel so they can be prepared to assist immediately when they arrive, police said…
NYS grant aids in enhancing emergency response, improving capability, infrastructure development
New York State Homeland Security and Emergency Services agency recently announced it awarded Erie County a grant for $1.2 million under the NYS 2020 Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant (SICG). The program allows for state support to aid counties and local public safety organizations in enhancing emergency response, improving capability, facilitating improvements in governance structures, and infrastructure development.
“Grants such as this help Erie County’s homeland security and emergency response efforts tremendously by improving coordination and communication in crisis situations, and I thank NYSHSES Commissioner Murphy for this award,” Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said…
WASECA, Minn. (KEYC) – Wayne Breitbarth, a dispatcher for the Waseca County Emergency Communications Center, was recognized for his dedication to duty.
Breitbarth was awarded the 2021 “Making a Difference” Award Wednesday evening at Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria.
The award is in recognition of his work during the shooting of Waseca Officer Arik Matson. Officer Matson was shot in the head in January while responding to a suspicious persons report…
Concerns about long waits for an ambulance in some Eastern Kentucky counties hit home for Jim Dockery’s family after he started having chest pains one evening in August.
His longtime companion, Lisa Gibson Koch, called 9-1-1 and her son, Daniel Koch, rushed to Dockery’s house a few miles away in Magoffin County.
After Dockery lost consciousness, Koch, a corrections officer, performed CPR for more than 20 minutes while waiting for the ambulance, said Koch’s wife, Amber. When the ambulance arrived, Dockery, a 62-year-old former mechanic, had no heartbeat…
Steve Smith, Public Information Officer for The Albany Police Department sent us a statement.
” All 911 calls continue to be answered thanks to our partnership with the New York State Police and Albany County Sheriff. We are currently training seven new dispatchers who will begin field training next week.”
Smith says the department is currently reviewing 40 new applications and will bring in two new classes of dispatchers in December and February…
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