Report released on estimated cost of NG911 upgrades
October 4, 2018
The report said nationwide Next Generation 911 implementation will cost between $9.5 billion and $12.7 billion over 10 years
Body cam footages shows driver saving squirrel with CPR
October 4, 2018
Police body camera footage that went viral captured a young driver successfully giving CPR to a squirrel that he thought he hit with his car
Calif. bill would require EMTs, paramedics to stay on-call during breaks
October 4, 2018
Proposition 11 would require these paramedics and EMTs to be on-call for their full shifts as they have for years
RI city donates ambulance, gear to Haitian community
October 4, 2018
The city of Lincoln donated an ambulance and 10 sets of gear to Belle-Anse, a community that has no hospital or emergency transportation
Miss. dispatcher robbed at gunpoint while at work
October 4, 2018
Police are searching for a man who stole a Yazoo County dispatcher’s purse while she was on the job
Pa. first responders save man after suicide attempt in subway tunnel
October 4, 2018
A man ran into a subway tunnel and then attempted suicide, prompting a frantic rush by emergency responders
Hope Fades for Missing in Indonesia Quake
October 4, 2018
As of Thursday, the government put the death toll at 1,424, with 113 people missing.
Mistake at Raleigh 911 Center Cost 15 Minutes in Sending Ambulance to Dying Man
October 4, 2018
A Wake County EMS ambulance wasn't dispatched for 15 minutes following a 911 call in April as a man lay dying in a car dealership parking lot after suffering a…
New Orleans Officers Unable to Revive Handcuffed Man
October 4, 2018
A man stopped breathing shortly after he was handcuffed by New Orleans police officers who tried unsuccessfully to save him using CPR and an opioid-overdose antidote, authorities said Wednesday.
Trapped in Sausage Mixer, North Dakota Man Amputates Arm
October 4, 2018
A 69-year-old Vietnam vet who lost a hand after it got stuck in a meat mixer while he was making sausage at his North Dakota home says he had to…