The city of Aurora and the city of Marionville’s fire and police departments are now consolidated into the county-wide dispatching system operated by the Monett-Lawrence County E911 system, resulting in all calls for emergency service being dispatched from one location.
The move became effective Jan. 6, upon recommendation of the Lawrence County Emergency Services Board… READ MORE
by Nursekeith | Jan 8, 2021
On episode 303 of The Nurse Keith Show, Keith interviews Dr. Anna Fitch Courie, the Director of Responder Wellness for AT&T FirstNet. Wireless infrastructure for emergency response and the wellness of our first responders is a top priority, and Dr. Courie explains it all.
By building out the wireless infrastructure used by our heroic first responders, AT&T FirstNet keeps our country safe and our first responder community connected and responsive. Meanwhile, those first responders deserve to have their struggles and challenges recognized and addressed, and that’s where Dr. Courie plays such a crucial role.
Two Howard County police officers and a 911 dispatcher are credited with saving a man’s life after he collapsed on tennis courts in Columbia last month. A 911 caller advised that a man playing pickleball collapsed and was unconscious. Dispatcher Joanna Blankenship gave instructions for the caller to begin CPR. Within minutes, Cpl. Kyu Lee and PO Stephen Schillinberg arrived on scene, determined the man was in cardiac arrest, and took over performing CPR. Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services paramedics then arrived to continue life-saving measures and transport the man to the hospital, where he was awake and talking. Doctors credited Dispatcher Blankenship (not pictured), Cpl. Lee and PO Schillinberg for their initial response, which likely saved the man’s life…
EASTHAM — Firefighters get trucks and hoses; police officers, cuffs; EMTs, those screaming sirens. But 911 dispatchers? To them goes little glitz, little drama, still less recognition. The job may sound like a telephone operator’s, nothing more.
But as Head Dispatcher Julie Austin retires, she takes with her an encyclopedic knowledge of Eastham’s geography and its quirks, a rare knack for keeping a cool head in a crisis, and 32 years of experience serving — and saving — the Eastham community…
As COVID-19 once again begins to surge across the United States, those in emergency management, public health and public safety need to take a critical look at what’s been working during the pandemic, and what has to change to ensure the safety of citizens.
Throughout the pandemic, we’ve learned that there are some things that are non-negotiable when it comes to emergency communications – and those best practices must carry over into all emergency communications, not just those related to the pandemic…
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) — A retired local police officer died after a medical emergency, and the FOX 8 I-TEAM is investigating the response to the 9-1-1 call.
Retired Brooklyn Heights officer Dennis Derbin’s family called for help there, but a regional dispatch center sent help from Seven Hills more than four miles away…
