In the news
Serial crank caller miffs San Francisco Bay Area 911 Center
From the Newsobserver.com
The Associated Press
VALLEJO, Calif. – A serial crank caller using a donated cell phone has plagued 911 with nearly 2,000 fake emergency calls over the past six months, tying up dispatchers and sending police and firefighters on wild goose chases, authorities said.
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Crandall Canyon Mine
From Dispatch Monthly Magazine:
The first 911 call reporting the Crandall Canyon (Utah) mine disaster came from the director of a university seismograph station, 59 minutes before anyone at the mine itself called for help. The Emery County Sheriff’s Office released logging tapes of the calls that showed Walter Arabasz called from the University of Utah [...]
9-1-1 Tapes Reveal Bridge Collapse Horror
From Firehouse.com
Minneapolis incident killed 13 people
By MARTIGA LOHN
Associated Press Writer
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ST. PAUL, Minn. –
“The whole bridge fell into the river,” one shaken woman told a 911 dispatcher seconds after disaster struck on an interstate over the Mississippi.
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From ABC NEWS
911 Centers Struggle to Keep Up With New Technology
Rise of Cell Phones, Internet Calling Sends Emergency Responders to Capitol Hill Seeking Relief…
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California 9-1-1 centers in the news
LOS ANGELES — California’s emergency agencies are struggling to adapt to a surge in calls from cell phones that have overwhelmed the state’s 911 system, leading to lost calls and long waits, according to a published report.
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