NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A North Haven 911 dispatcher is being applauded for her calm demeanor while helping a local family deliver a baby over the phone.
North Haven police said that Christmas Eve night, Dispatcher Roseanne Casteel took a 911 call regarding a woman who went into labor and was about to deliver her baby in her home…
WARREN COUNTY, Ky.- Many 9-1-1 lines around South Central Kentucky are currently down due to the early Friday morning explosion in Nashville near an AT&T switch building.
The Bowling Green Police Department is reporting a widespread problem for their 9-1-1 line.
BGPD says 9-1-1 is working, but very slowly. They have the ability to answer 9-1-1 on a limited basis and say lines are being transferred to their desk phones… READ MORE
PIERRE, S.D. (KEVN) – 911 dispatchers are considered the “first first responders.” You might also consider them the central nervous system of emergency workers, the response inside, before the response outside.
“We may not be busy, but they very well could be,” says Cole Martin, Pierre Police Department Patrol Sergeant. “They are gathering information so if they have something that comes in from a different jurisdiction… They can get that information out ahead of us, and to us, when it is needed”…
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – A 911 dispatch supervisor in Columbus has been working every Christmas for almost three decades.
Frances McDaniel has no kids and has dedicated her life to being a 911 dispatcher for the Columbus Police Department.
“All my dispatchers call me Mama Frances. I’m still Mama Frances,” McDaniel said… READ MORE
The husband sounded nervous.
“My wife’s in labor. I think she’s actually going to have… just deliver… right now.”
Calling 911 from an empty parking lot near Buffalo Niagara International Airport, he could tell that his wife, Cassandra, wasn’t going to make it to the hospital…
MACON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Macon County Public Health reported Wednesday, Dec. 23, it has identified a COVID-19 cluster of positive cases in Macon County’s 9-1-1 Communication Center.
Five staff members at Macon County’s 9-1-1 Communication Center have tested positive for the coronavirus. All other communication center personnel are aware of their exposure and are currently being contacted for testing… READ MORE
