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2. 911 (emergency telephone number) - Wikipedia

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   The first use of a national emergency telephone number began in the United Kingdom in 1937 using the number 999, which continues to this day. [6] In the United States, the first 911 service was established by the Alabama Telephone Company and the first call was made in Haleyville, Alabama, in 1968 by Alabama Speaker of the House Rankin Fite and answered by U.S. Representative Tom Bevill.

3. Emergency medical dispatcher - Wikipedia

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   9-1-1 emergency dispatch center. An emergency medical dispatcher is a professional telecommunicator, tasked with the gathering of information related to medical emergencies, the provision of assistance and instructions by voice, prior to the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS), and the dispatching and support of EMS resources responding to an emergency call.

4. Enhanced 911 - Wikipedia

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   Enhanced 911. Enhanced 911 (E-911 or E911) is a system used in North America to automatically provide the caller's location to 911 dispatchers. 911 is the universal emergency telephone number in the region. In the European Union, a similar system exists known as E112 (where 112 is the emergency access number) and known as eCall when called by a ...

5. Washington DC 911 call center offers $800 bonuses to entice ...

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   August 16, 2024 at 7:00 AM. Washington D.C. 's 911 call center is reportedly offering $800 bonuses to employees who show up to all their scheduled shifts after a series of staffing and system ...

6. Next Generation 911 - Wikipedia

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   Next Generation 911. Next Generation 911 (abbreviated NG911) refers to an initiative aimed at updating the 911 service infrastructure in the United States and Canada to improve public emergency communications services in a growing wireless mobile society. In addition to calling 911 from a phone, it intends to enable the public to transmit text ...

7. Illinois residents call for investigation into sheriff's dept ...

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   August 14, 2024 at 9:49 AM. Calls for an independent investigation into the Illinois sheriff's office that employed the deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey flooded a local county board meeting on ...