Friday, June 30, 2017

First responders rescue patient on the Potomac River near US 340 bridge – Herald-Mail Media



First responders rescue patient on the Potomac River near US 340 bridge
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Emergency personnel from three states responded to a call for aid to person with a medical condition Friday on the Potomac River, according to a dispatcher with Washington County Emergency Services. The dispatcher said fire and ambulance units from …

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Crashes mark start of busy 4th of July holiday weekend in the Tri-State – Herald-Mail Media


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Crashes mark start of busy 4th of July holiday weekend in the Tri-State
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Meanwhile, at 12:15 p.m., a wreck involving a semitractor-trailer and another vehicle snarled traffic southbound lane of Interstate 81 near the 1-mile marker in Pennsylvania, according to a Franklin County Emergency Services dispatcher. By late

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Aerial support helps fight brushfire outside Cotati – Santa Rosa Press Democrat


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Aerial support helps fight brushfire outside Cotati
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Reports of the fire near Stony Point Road and West Railroad Avenue came in at 12:51 p.m., a Redcom emergency dispatcher said. The fire grew to at least 5 acres, according to early dispatch reports. The fire threatened two structures, as well as livestock.

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Firefighters extinguish brushfire north of Petaluma – Petaluma Argus Courier



Firefighters extinguish brushfire north of Petaluma
Petaluma Argus Courier
Reports of the fire near Stony Point Road and West Railroad Avenue came in at 12:51 p.m., a Redcom emergency dispatcher said. The fire grew to at least 5 acres, according to early dispatch reports. The fire threatened two structures, as well as livestock.

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Pettis County Commission weighs options for 911 System – Sedalia Democrat


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Pettis County Commission weighs options for 911 System
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“Currently, there are pilot programs in which PSAPa can receive text-to-911 and any future equipment should have this capability and all dispatchers should be Emergency Medical Dispatch certified. “Due to costs, it is not economically feasible to

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Former Lake in the Hills employee appointed to village board – Chicago Daily Herald


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Former Lake in the Hills employee appointed to village board
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Artinghelli was a police dispatcher and later a 911 dispatch supervisor for the village, where she worked nine years before her position was cut when the village consolidated with SEECOM (Southeast Emergency Communications) — a privately run …

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911 recording: Oak Lawn fire victim reports blaze, indentifies suspect before dying – Chicago Tribune



911 recording: Oak Lawn fire victim reports blaze, indentifies suspect before dying
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D’Anna apparently spoke calmly for the first 30 seconds of the call, explaining the emergency and relaying his address to the dispatcher, but appears to have grown impatient as the fire progressed and the dispatcher struggled to understand what he was …

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Sentara RMH nurse earns two awards for professionalism – Augusta Free Press


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Sentara RMH nurse earns two awards for professionalism
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Michael Sumner, a former 911 dispatcher and EMT, earned his nursing degree at Eastern Mennonite University and became a Registered Nurse in 2015. He has earned two awards while working as an emergency room (ER) nurse at Sentara RMH in …

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Wreck snarls I-81 traffic near Mason-Dixon Line – Herald-Mail Media



Wreck snarls I-81 traffic near Mason-Dixon Line
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The wreck happened at 12:15 p.m. near the 1 mile marker, according to a Franklin County Emergency Services dispatcher. Traffic appeared to be backed up for at least a mile, according to online traffic cameras. Pennsylvania State Police were investigating.

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A death no one expected: Chesapeake woman dies during childbirth, leaving father and son to carry on – Virginian-Pilot


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A death no one expected: Chesapeake woman dies during childbirth, leaving father and son to carry on
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Aric, who is 46, works in information technology for the Navy Exchange; Carrie worked at State Farm Insurance and had been a longtime emergency dispatcher in Virginia Beach before that. She had an older son, Jacob Reeves, now a 21-year-old Marine …

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Linn County law enforcement to encrypt all radio calls to protect officers – KGAN TV


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Linn County law enforcement to encrypt all radio calls to protect officers
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (CBS2/FOX28) – Sometime in mid-July the crackling sound of an emergency dispatcher radioing a police officer to break up a bar fight, stop a drunk driver or investigate a shooting will disappear from police scanners in Linn County.

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