VTeamer helps disabled adults come to the rescue Verizon Janice McGeehan prepares students to make an emergency 911 call. For the project, she’d work with students to prepare them on how to place a call, how to answer detailed questions Read More …
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A rural Washington emergency dispatch center closes as 911 operator shortage persists
A rural Washington emergency dispatch center closes as 911 operator shortage persists NPR There’s a national shortage of 911 operators. In Washington state, the situation is so dire that it closed a rural dispatch center. In addition to recruiting, technology Read More …
Shortage of 911 operators means dispatch still can’t promptly deal with flood of calls
Shortage of 911 operators means dispatch still can’t promptly deal with flood of calls WPLG Local 10 After three bolts of lightning struck and caused a fire at a row of townhomes in Broward, dispatchers weren’t able to answer the Read More …
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Hamilton County 911 operator talks father through CPR to save son’s life
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Hamilton County 911 operator talks father through CPR to save son’s life Local 3 News He was honored with a Hamilton County 911 Emergency Communications’ Life Saver Award for his actions.
Charleston County working to fill vacant 911 operator positions
Charleston County working to fill vacant 911 operator positions WCBD News 2 CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD)- 47 jobs are open for applicants at the Charleston County Consolidated 911 Dispatch Center as of August 3. The call center in Ladson, that Read More …
Kootenai County reduces public services amid 911 operator shortage – Idaho Capital Sun
Kootenai County reduces public services amid 911 operator shortage – Idaho Capital Sun Idaho Capital Sun A North Idaho county announced its 911 center is at critical staffing levels and will shift non-emergency calls to voicemail.
3 more charged after 911 operator accused of not sending help
3 more charged after 911 operator accused of not sending help CBS News According to a criminal complaint, the three men were charged Monday with tampering with public records, tampering with or fabricating evidence and obstruction.
3 men charged in connection to the investigation into a 911 dispatcher who refused to send an ambulance to woman
3 men charged in connection to the investigation into a 911 dispatcher who refused to send an ambulance to woman CNN Officials in Greene County, Pennsylvania, filed charges against three men for allegedly concealing evidence that was subpoenaed in the Read More …
911 dispatcher charged with involuntary manslaughter after allegedly refusing to send an ambulance to help a woman | CNN
911 dispatcher charged with involuntary manslaughter after allegedly refusing to send an ambulance to help a woman | CNN CNN Two years after a 911 dispatcher in rural Pennsylvania refused to send emergency medical assistance to an ailing woman, he Read More …
911 operator: civilian ‘molded into a responder’
911 operator: civilian ‘molded into a responder’ Jefferson City News Tribune From the beginning, Ashley Schepers felt strongly about a service-oriented career.