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May 17, 2018

Old technology slows many 911 centers

  • Experts say that the nation isn't improving 911 systems and that is causing delays in emergency response.
    • By LISA MARIE PANE
    Associated Press

    ROSWELL, Ga. — High school students hiding from the gunman in Parkland, Florida, were forced to whisper in calls to 911 for fear of tipping off their location. Others texted friends and family who then relayed information to emergency dispatchers over the phone.

    A few months later, a woman in Michigan was able to send off short text messages to 911 dispatchers as her homicidal husband held their daughter hostage. She was able to convey enough information to help officers get to the scene and formulate a plan to stop the man without the family being harmed.


     
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