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Matt Zavadsky, MS-HA, EMT, details the impact of integrating a 211 system into the 911 process and the benefits to the community
鈥淚 hope by inviting a current 911 dispatcher, I am able to bring awareness to this important issue and my bill, the 911 Saves Act to finally give them the recognition and resources they need and deserve,鈥� Rep. Norma Torres said
Taking the concept of the right care, to the right person at the right resource to a new level
The Albert Lea Fire Rescue community risk reduction program provides follow-up with EMS patients and has the interest of other agencies
The program will deploy 911-integrated drones, equipped with AEDs, naloxone and tourniquets to assist in emergencies such as cardiac arrests, opioid overdoses and trauma incidents
A Horry County man called 911 three times before getting an answer while his wife was having a seizure
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration鈥檚 Office of EMS is monitoring the incidents in Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota and Texas
President Biden鈥檚 letter acknowledges the dedication of public safety telecommunicators and applauds the lifesaving service of 911 heroes
First-of-its-kind technology immediately delivers 鈥榚yes on the scene鈥� to 911 professionals empowering them to give precise details to first responders to accelerate and improve their response
$46 million in state funding will give dispatchers across the state more accurate caller location information
Oakland County said the county鈥檚 P25 replaces the 20-year-old radio system it had and will support faster response times and more robust connections
The Orange County Sheriff鈥檚 Department is implementing a 911 screening process that involves a few short questions to determine if a deputy or a mental health expert will respond to the call
RAND report finds 911 and 988 mental health hotline require coordination from law enforcement, mental health specialists and others to promote interoperability
When it became clear the woman鈥檚 heart rate was dangerously unstable, the jail staff used a defibrillator to restore her heartbeat to a normal rhythm
Of the 1.3 million calls answered by Atlanta鈥檚 emergency line last year, only 45,000 were considered high-priority
A 7-year-old girl died inside a 4-to-5-foot-deep hole she and her brother were digging at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beach
First responder agencies across the country had suggested residents use a landline to report an emergency during the outage
Crews in Tyron faced a person pinned by a large tree that fell onto a house
Pilot program in El Cajon diverted some 911 calls to nurses for the appropriate level of care
Washington County suit states dispatchers sent law enforcement to crisis calls first before crisis workers
A look at how Orange County鈥檚 pioneering live stream video technology can set the stage for future adoption
EMS Station 37 is expected to reduce wait times in the southwest part of the city, freeing up other units
Kansas City Mayor Mayor Quinton Lucas hopes bonus will increase the number of call takers, help city meet national standards for answering 911 calls
New Mexico tops the list of U.S. states in terms of 911 call frequency, with 1,169 calls per 1,000 residents
Cellphone carriers are now required to send first responders based on the location of the caller, rather than the nearest cell tower
鈥淚nstead of responding to the majority of 999 calls we receive every day, we want to flip that so we only go to those patients who really, really need a double staffed paramedic emergency ambulance quickly.鈥�
Orange County residents dialing 911 will have a text option that will allow them to livestream a video to a dispatcher
911 audio from Fairfax County shows the caller wanting to 鈥渞emain a little subtle,鈥� and have the patient transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
911 calls from the Fort Worth Sandman Hotel explosion reveal panic and confusion
