9-1-1 in the News»

911 calls reveal new details in attempted abduction

March 9th, 2010 at 04:03 pm
Tucson, Arizona police turned the city upside down looking for a kidnapped 5th grader thanks to witnesses who called 9-1-1 to report the abduction.
  • Suspected kidnappers call 911: ‘Is this legal?’
    Two Florida men who snatched an 8-year-old boy from his father – then called 911 to find out if it was illegal...
    by Greg on March 8th, 2010 at 09:03 am
  • Murdered Teacher’s 911 Call
    Investigators have released tapes of frantic 911 calls made before and after a special education teacher from Tacoma,...
    by Greg on March 5th, 2010 at 09:03 am
  • Paramedic jailed over 30-stone man death
    In the U.K. a paramedic has recently been jailed for 12 months after lying about why he did not try to resuscitate...
    by Jerry on March 5th, 2010 at 08:03 am

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PowerPhone Brings Domestic Violence Training to Mass.

March 8th, 2010 at 09:03 am
PowerPhone Instructor George Kurzenknabe taught dispatchers from across Massachusetts  how to “think on their feet” when it comes to handling domestic violence...
  • Amherst Dispatchers Attend Valuable Training
    Ninety dispatchers attended "Protecting Law Enforcement Responders," taught by Deb King, in Amherst,...
    by Sarah on March 1st, 2010 at 09:03 am
  • Tough Marines?
    I shot this video on my camera phone at the Marine Corps Air Station, in Iwakuni City, Japan, during a weeklong...
    by bruno911 on February 24th, 2010 at 08:02 am
  • Same, Yet Different
    Chris Salafia, CEO (back left) and John Brunelli, Senior EMD Trainer (center front) with PowerPhone certified EMD...
    by bruno911 on February 9th, 2010 at 08:02 am

9-1-1 Technology»

The Needle with Wireless Haystacks

January 26th, 2010 at 11:01 am
The age old dispatch problem of locating callers was the focus of an article that recently appeared on the website Fierce Wireless on January 25th. A company called WirelessWERX...
  • The Last Mile
    As aid begins to flow in Haiti there has been interest in the ability of social network systems to remain operational,to...
    by Jerry on January 19th, 2010 at 10:01 am
  • Disasters and Social Networking
    Once again a major disaster has highlighted the growing use of social networking sites as the primary means of...
    by Jerry on January 16th, 2010 at 05:01 pm
  • Kentucky 911 Twitter Account Surfaces
    MetroSafe officials in Louisville say they are taking action after a news report uncovered a 911 operator’s...
    by Sarah on January 12th, 2010 at 02:01 pm