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Iowa City, Johnson County pilot program will create alternative response to non-emergency 911 calls

Field mediation is meant to serve as an unarmed alternative to law enforcement response for non-violent, non-emergency calls ...
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Fayette County adopts telehealth model to tackle non-emergency 911 calls

Fayette County Fire and EMS launched a partnership with RightSite Health to offer 911 callers telehealth doctor visits, ...

911 Operators Share The Dumbest Non-Emergency Calls They’ve Ever Received

That question can be answered in dozens of harrowing ways. Perhaps there’s someone breaking into your home, maybe you were ...
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Residential care facilities could be billed for non-emergency 911 calls under new Westfield ordinance

WESTFIELD, Ind. — Some central Indiana residential care facilities could soon begin to be billed for making non-emergency 911 calls. A new ordinance approved by the Westfield City Council has ...
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A Florida county leads the way with a high-tech 911 system that improves emergency response

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — When an emergency happens in Collier County, Florida, the 911 calls go to one of the most high-tech communications centers in the U.S., where callers can send text and video from ...
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Westfield to impose fines for non-emergency 911 calls at assisted living homes

WESTFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — The Westfield Fire Department will start charging assisted living facilities for non-emergency 911 calls. Fire Chief Rob Gaylor said Tuesday that it’s due to an increase of ...