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National Public
Safety Telecommunicators Week
On
day two of the LDN observance of National Public Safety
Telecommunicators Week, Sydney Zamora and Suzi Gasparini
provided the 911 Dispatch helpful hints. Both focus on a
single topic, but that topic is perhaps one of the most
valuable lessons you can learn and remember when finding
yourself in an emergency situation.
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SYDNEY ZAMORA |
“Lots of
people believe that when they dial 911, the
dispatcher on the other end of the line
automatically knows their location. Like
anything else, technology on our end can fail,
and it is always best to keep an eye on your
surroundings. If you have a SmartPhone and are
stuck in a situation where you do not know your
location, you can open your Google and type
"where am I?" and Google should give your
location, and you can pass that on to the
emergency telecommunicator.
"Also, with recent changes to area codes in our
area, there has been some concern as to whether
you need to dial an area code ahead of dialing
9-1-1. There is no need to dial an area code
prior to 9-1-1.
"When calling from a landline, you will
automatically be connected to your local
Emergency Dispatch Center. When calling from a
cell phone, it depends on what cell phone tower
you hit as to what Emergency Dispatch Center you
reach.
"Just advise the emergency telecommunicator of
your location, and they can transfer to the
appropriate Emergency Dispatch Center." |
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SUZI GASPARINI
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“Location,
location, location is not only important in real
estate. It is also singularly the most important
piece of information you can provide in any
emergency. Your location can determine what
jurisdiction you are in and, therefore, what
agency will respond to your emergency. We cannot
send you help if we do not know where you are.
We have several tools at Logan Dispatch that we
can use to help us verify your location, but
with technology it can always have its faults.
So, we rely on you the caller to let us know
where the emergency is located.
"You, the caller, are our most important tool,
and the location is the most important
information.
"In Logan County the rural roadways are set up
in a grid. “Streets” run east/west, while
“avenues” run north/south. Therefore, it is
important to know if you are on a street or an
avenue. Advising of the wrong one can mean a
difference of several miles or the complete
opposite side of the county.
"We know reporting an emergency situation is
stressful and we are here to help you. The best
thing you can do is remain calm, answer our
questions, and follow the instructions we
provide. |
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Japan to
release contaminated Fukushima water into sea after
treatment
An
aerial view shows the storage tanks for treated water at the
tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in
Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan February 13, 2021,
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State Police investigate after top state election official put
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Illinois State Board of Elections Executive Director Steve
Sandvoss in August 2018.
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Nation
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shot dead at Knoxville high school after
police say he fired on them
Police shot and
killed a Knoxville,
Tennessee, high school student on
Monday after they said he opened fire on
them in a campus bathroom, wounding an
officer. Gloria Tso reports.
Government, Politics, Campaigns &
Elections
 Biden
administration drops plans for police oversight, citing George
Floyd bill
A Minneapolis Police Department
vehicle is parked near the a boarded up Hennepin County Public
Safety Facility, while the fifth day of trial continues for
Derek Chauvin, who is facing murder charges in the death of
George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., April 2, 2021.
REUTERS/Octavio Jones
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pick for top U.S. civil rights lawyer, Kristen Clarke, faces
fraught task
Kristen Clarke, U.S.
President-elect Joe Biden's nominee
to be assistant attorney general for the civil rights division,
speaks as Biden announces his Justice Department nominees at his
transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.,
January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
International
 Israel
made a 'very bad gamble' by sabotaging Iranian nuclear site:
Zarif
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miles) south of the Iranian capital
Tehran, in this Maxar Technologies satellite image taken last
week and obtained by Reuters on April 12, 2021. Satellite image
©2021 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
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Kong announces more electoral system changes favouring
pro-Beijing camp
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Executive Carrie Lam’s quarterly "Question and Answer Session"
at the Legislative Council, in Hong Kong,
China April 8, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
ODD & Extraordinary
 South
Korean 'phone maniac' won't give up his LG smartphones
LG phones
are displayed in shape of letters "L" and "G", in Anyang, South Korea
April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Daewoung Kim
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 Autoimmune-disease
drugs may reduce vaccine response; antibody treatments
ineffective vs Brazil variant
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2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
International
 VW
must repay customers who took loans on rigged diesels, says
court
A reacquired Volkswagen diesel car sits in a desert graveyard
near Victorville, California, U.S. March 28, 2018. Volkswagen AG
has paid more than $7.4 billion to buy back about 350,000
vehicles, the automaker said in a recent court filing, and is
now storing thousands of vehicles around the United States.
Picture taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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securities regulator issues accounting guidance for SPACs
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slip as U.S. calls for pause in J&J's single-dose COVID-19
vaccine
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Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 6,
2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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oil pipelines face dry months as production languishes
Pipelines run to Enbridge Inc.'s crude oil storage tanks at
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senator wants to ban Big Tech from buying anything ever again
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Oscars, is seen on a reflection of a poster of leading actress
of the film Zhou Dongyu, after interview with Reuters, in Hong
Kong, China April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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There Be Neon" store amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York,
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