Archive for the ‘9-1-1 Technology’

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    Ambulance service under fire over woman’s death
    A UK ambulance service recently recieved adverse publicity following the death of a woman who fell 12 feet after their computerized call priority system failed to prioritize the call correctly. The prioritization system, which originates here in the U.S.A. was, it is claimed, not able to identify the woman’s situation as life-threatening. An investigation by a Sunday...
    by Jerry at March 25th, 2010 at 09:03 am
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    iPhone app helps when 9-1-1 is not an option
    A new iPhone app can alert your family and friends of an emergency when you can’t call 9-1-1.
    by Greg at March 19th, 2010 at 07:03 am
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    E911 caucus out to fund and improve 911 systems
    The bipartisan, bicameral Congressional E-911 Caucus is introducing legislation to upgrade America’s 911 call center technology nationwide.
    by Greg at March 15th, 2010 at 01:03 pm
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    The Needle with Wireless Haystacks
    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 has developed an in building location system using bluetooth enabled mobile devices. The full Firece Wireless article can be found here, but the quest for automated location systems raises some...
    by Jerry at January 26th, 2010 at 11:01 am
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    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 some degree, while the more traditional networks have failed in the devastation. Besides services like Twitter, and to a certain extent SMS, allowed brief messages in and out, use of  Skype has also been evident particularly by news outlets. The ability...
    by Jerry at January 19th, 2010 at 10:01 am
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    Disasters and Social Networking
    Once again a major disaster has highlighted the growing use of social networking sites as the primary means of communicating in the aftermath of a crisis. Following the collapse of traditional channels of communication in Haiti, services like Twitter and Ushahidi have become the main source of contact and visual maps detailing aid and damage. Just as during the initial...
    by Jerry at January 16th, 2010 at 05:01 pm
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    Kentucky 911 Twitter Account Surfaces
    MetroSafe officials in Louisville say they are taking action after a news report uncovered a 911 operator’s Twitter account, called “funny911calls.”  It appears the employee, identified by MetroSafe as Meghan Atwood, was using the Twitter account while taking 911 calls, and posting call information and criticism of 911 callers online.       Watch...
    by Sarah at January 12th, 2010 at 02:01 pm
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