911 dispatchers now considered emergency responders, under state law 02:54. CHICAGO (CBS) --The role of 911 dispatchers is often overlooked when it comes to their involvement with traumatic, life ...

The next time you call 911 to report a medical emergency, it's less likely a firefighter will join EMS responders. A new protocol adopted by several St. Clair County fire departments has changed ...

FCC Issues Ruling Applying TCPA’s “Emergency Purposes Exception” To Calls Addressing Health and Safety Risks Arising Out Of COVID-19 Pandemic Bradley Andreozzi , Justin Kay , Qiusi Newcom ...

Westfield will begin charging for non-emergent responses, such as lift assists without injury, to help reduce unnecessary ...

The Westfield Fire Department will begin charging assisted living facilities fines for non-emergency 911 calls. The goal is ...

In 2022, there were nearly one million emergency calls made to dispatchers on Oahu alone. ... “For like a vehicle fire, we’ll get 30 calls for that vehicle fire and 25 out of the 30 times, ...

Editor’s note: This essay reflects conditions in Jacumba as of the morning of Dec. 15.Cheng, M.D., J.D., is a civil rights attorney and an emergency medicine professor at UC San Francisco who… ...