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An untold, large number of people may be coming to Lincoln County, Nev. in late September, with some perhaps unhinged enough to try and take on the military
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Of the 1.3 million calls answered by Atlanta’s emergency line last year, only 45,000 were considered high-priority
Cellphone carriers are now required to send first responders based on the location of the caller, rather than the nearest cell tower
First responders from several agencies worked to save a man trapped by rocks along a San Diego beach
“You have to take what you have within your training and your plans and improvise — kind of call an audible and put it to work,” said Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia
Three patients remain hospitalized in critical condition and five more in serious condition as of Friday; all officers were treated for minor injuries and released
The video shows officers evacuating homes and businesses, taking injured people to hospitals and removing road barriers to allow people to escape
Greg Yurcevich, 56, is part of the rare 15% of people who survived an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with positive neurological health, experts say
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The system will now stop assigning old incidents the same priority designation as emergencies that are underway when residents reach out for help
The “safety band” spectrum used to keep first responders from getting caught in traffic en route to an emergency may be opened up for use by unlicensed Wi-Fi users
A letter sent to all York County fire, EMS and police chiefs stated first responders must perform nonemergency communications tasks themselves until staffing issues are resolved
The move comes as a grand jury is expected to announce soon if the involved officers will be charged
Paramedic Johnathan Harrison said a tragic incident on his job inspired him to create a device that would make 911 callers’ homes more visible to first responders
Resident can create a “Smart 911” profile to register concerns about ‘swatting’ prank risk
The report is an important resource in improving emergency communications systems
A woman heard a thumping noise in her home and called police about an intruder, which turned out a roll of duct tape that fell off a shelf and bounced down the stairs
A deliveryman heard a woman scream “help” and had his wife call 911
Counterterrorism experts say well-coordinated assaults carried out by foreigners are less likely in the U.S.
Police officials said internal investigation will focus on the time it took officers to respond to the home, and whether dispatchers properly prioritized call
The killing of Kari Hunt Dunn spurred a petition that has garnered more than 440,000 signatures demanding hotels and motels be required to enable the direct dialing of 911
An LAX police dispatcher who received a call seconds after a gunman opened fire last year didn’t know where to send officers because no one was on the line