Archive for the ‘News’

  • Former mayor, 911 dispatcher offer varying accounts of storm response
    NEW BRITAIN, CT– An emergency dispatcher told the common council Wednesday night that then-Mayor Timothy Stewart threatened to fire employees if they opened the emergency operations center during the pre-Halloween storm and blackout.
    by at November 17th, 2011 at 01:11 pm
  • Desperate immigrants call Brooks County 911
    BROOKS COUNTY, TX — Illegal immigrants overcome by the South Texas heat often call Brooks County 911, triggering an all-out search by sheriff’s deputies and U.S. Border Patrol.
    by at November 17th, 2011 at 09:11 am
  • Police say abduction thwarted with cellphone, GPS
    BROWN COUNTY, OH — A 29-year-old Williamsburg, Ohio, man is behind bars, accused of abducting a woman he knew from high school outside Southern State Community College on U.S. 62 Wednesday morning.
    by at November 17th, 2011 at 09:11 am
  • UTHealth study: Heart attack patients who call 911 are sicker
    HOUSTON, TX — Cardiologists are quick to point to statistics showing that the “door-to-balloon” treatment time for heart attack patients has dropped significantly in the past few years.
    by at November 16th, 2011 at 11:11 am
  • $3.9M in 911 fees diverted, FCC report says
    CHARLESTON, WV – West Virginia diverted $3.9 million in 911 fees last year, according to a federal report.
    by at November 15th, 2011 at 10:11 am
  • Hochul to push for 911 funding
    NORTH TONAWANDA, NY — As the North Tonawanda Common Council sets aside moving its police dispatch service to Niagara County control, Rep. Kathy Hochul said she will soon introduce new legislation that will enhance 911 communications systems.
    by at November 15th, 2011 at 09:11 am
  • Hamilton County 911 suing AT&T over unpaid fees and false reports
    HAMILTON COUNTY, TN — Lawyers for Hamilton County 911 filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging that AT&T submitted false reports, neglected to pay fees for nearly a decade and has used the savings as an unfair advantage against competing phone companies.
    by at November 15th, 2011 at 09:11 am