Some emergency responders in two Minnesota counties are asking residents and guests to disable iPhone 14 Crash Detection over false alarms although others disagree.
Some emergency responders in two Minnesota counties are asking residents and guests to disable iPhone 14 Crash Detection over false alarms although others disagree.
Chauvin trial puts focus on gaps in 911 system revealed during George Floyd riots Liz Navratil, Star Tribune
Metro-area 911 centers lacked the technology to communicate amid jammed phone lines and crowded radio channels during rioting last year and that has not changed as officials brace for the first trial in George Floyd s death.
With a larger solution still far off, state and local leaders are pinning their hopes on a patchwork of smaller fixes they hope will lead to a smoother response if violence erupts this time. Clearly, I think it was a missed opportunity, said Jill Rohret, executive director of the Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, adding that leaders feel new urgency to address the technological gap.
Widespread Minnesota 911 Malfunction Blamed on ‘Bad Card’
A more than seven-hour long 911 malfunction was a result of a bad card that supports a large national fiber in Green Bay, Wis., and not a fiber line cut, public safety officials reported Tuesday. by Post-Bulletin / January 13, 2021
(TNS) A more than seven-hour long 911 malfunction was a result of a bad card that supports a large national fiber in
Green Bay, Wis., and not a fiber line cut, the
Minnesota Department of Public Safety Emergency Communication Networks division reported Tuesday.
People in
Wabasha and
Winona counties were able to call 911 Tuesday but dispatchers on the other end could not hear them. The issues began at