Are you Ready for 911?
When 911 is dialed are you ready for all that is going to happen from the time your fingers touch the keys to when responders arrive transporting you or a loved one out the door? Is your home, information and you prepared for…
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Delayed 911 response a matter of geography and jurisdictions
Los Angeles residents are often kept waiting for city rescue crews when nearby L.A. County crews could have responded faster. A 30-year-old plan to link dispatch systems hasn’t been implemented. October 20, 2012|By Robert J. Lopez, Ben Welsh and Kate…
The price of just a few seconds lost: People die
From USA Today. When baggage handler Andrew Redyk, 64, collapsed on the job at Los Angeles International Airport, his co-workers leaped into action. One called for help. Another did CPR. The Los Angeles Fire Department sent a nearby fire engine…
Base emergency dispatcher key to life-saving effort
From Inside Sheppard AFB SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Working in the world of emergency response means there are very few “normal” days at the office. For Jason Dandurand, May 10 was anything but a routine day. Dandurand, an emergency dispatcher…
Properties without house numbers make emergency response difficult
From the Daily Dunklin Democrat Properties in rural Dunklin County, without house numbers displayed, create difficulties for emergency personnel when dispatched to the residence. Dunklin County 911 Director Richard LaMunion noted that he believed more houses did not have the…
Why house numbers matter
“Until there is an emergency in your life, your physical address doesn’t matter.” That’s how Kelly Atchley, an employee of the North Tahoe Fire Protection District in Placer County, California, near Lake Tahoe, described people’s attitudes towards house numbers. In…
Some 911 centers can’t keep tabs on cell phones
From MSNBC.COM Donnie and Sharon Leutjen and their 15-year-old granddaughter, Taron Leutjen, were found June 9. They had been shot to death, and their bodies had lain in their home in Cole Camp, Mo., for about two days. Authorities know…
Poorly marked house numbers cause problems
From the Lake Cowichan Gazette It is a common problem across British Columbia and North America; emergency responders such as fire, police and EMS experience response delays to improper or poorly marked house numbers. Not all calls that the Lake…
Lack of house numbers slowing fire, emergency response
From the Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina: Firefighters from the Burton Fire District were racing to reports of a Grays Hill infant who had stopped breathing about two weeks ago when they encountered a familiar…
Visible House Numbers Key to Emergency Response Times
From the city of Oakland Park, Florida: In the case of an emergency, such as a medical emergency or fire, a difference in minutes can mean the difference between life and death. Firefighters are equipped with many tools to help…