Posts Tagged ‘Legal’

  • 911 Tapes Released in Baltimore Fire
    PowerPhone, Inc., a leader in emergency call handling solutions, teaches 911 dispatcher’s the importance of Active Listening Skills, the Journalistic-Investigative Approach™, and Inverted Visualization™.  Enhance your skills and learn how to handle difficult calls such as these. There’s growing outrage over rotating, budget-related closures of fire companies...
    by Sarah at December 15th, 2009 at 09:12 am
  • Denise Lee’s 911 call will be admitted in trial
    A judge’s ruling on key pieces of evidence, including controversial 911 calls, sets the stage for the upcoming murder trial of Michael King.
    by Greg at August 11th, 2009 at 08:08 am
  • Cash-strapped states raid 911 funds
    An Associated Press analysis has found that over $200 million collected from cell phone users for upgrades to their 911 systems has been diverted in the last two years to plug state budget holes, keep campaign promises and, in at least one case, buy police uniforms.
    by Greg at July 23rd, 2009 at 03:07 pm
  • 911 faker gets 20 years for robbery
    Darrin Bonner Jr., who helped concoct the fake 911 robbery call that led to the death of a Buffalo police officer, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his arrest in the same store moments after a knifepoint street crime six years later.
    by Greg at July 21st, 2009 at 10:07 am
  • National E911 Standard a Necessity
    As a growing number of states implement enhanced 911 laws dictating caller location details to emergency personnel, providers of the service continue to support the movement toward a national standard.
    by Greg at July 16th, 2009 at 08:07 am
  • Surcharge for public safety goes elsewhere in NY
    New York’s governors and legislators have diverted the lion’s share of 9-1-1 surchage funds to the operations of state agencies.
    by Greg at July 14th, 2009 at 08:07 am
  • Fire Chief censured for requesting air ambulance company
    The State of Arizona has cited a fire chief for unprofessional conduct in requesting an air ambulance from a particular company respond to an accident scene — even though there was another much closer.
    by Greg at July 14th, 2009 at 08:07 am