911 dispatch

• Dispatch system snags add to growing concern over B.C. ambulance delays

  The latest incident saw a Vancouver senior found in distress after days alone in her home wait five hours for an ambulance, before being transported instead in a SafeRide shuttle.

  Health

  Jun 4
• New legislation proposes 911 upgrades and capital funding cuts for Alberta municipalities

  Bill 56, tabled on Thursday, would see rollbacks to capital investments for municipalities while increasing funding to upgrade 911 call centres in Alberta.

  Crime

  Mar 11
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• AHS files injunction to stop Wood Buffalo’s independent EMS dispatch decision

  AHS and Alberta Health have filed a joint application for an injunction to prevent the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo from not transferring 911 calls to AHS EMS dispatch.

  Health

  Feb 11
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• Lethbridge relates to Wood Buffalo, which voted to defy consolidated EMS dispatch

  RMWB Fire Chief Jody Butz says there have been delays in response times due to the centralized dispatchers not being able to correctly identify addresses.

  Health

  Feb 10
• As EMS dispatch changes in Alberta come into effect, mayors ask province to reconsider

  Four Alberta mayors continue to sound the alarm on EMS dispatch changes they say will lead to a decline in patient outcomes.

  Health

  Jan 11
• Early morning blaze ignites west Lethbridge home

  “By the time we got out to the street... the whole roof was just ablaze."

  Fire

  Nov 16, 2020
• Alberta health minister ‘confrontational’ and ‘arrogant’ in phone call: Calgary city councillor

  "He was phoning to put me in my place." Friday, Diane Colley-Urquhart had a call with Tyler Shandro about the plan to consolidate EMS dispatch in cities like Calgary.

  Politics

  Sep 21, 2020
• Colorado 10-year-old calls 911 for math help, dispatcher gives him answer

  The 10-year-old told dispatcher Chris Clow that his call "isn't an emergency," but couldn't figure out what 71 divided by 3,052 was.

  World

  Sep 27, 2018
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• Vernon outsourcing fire dispatch to Kelowna

  The city said the money saved by outsourcing means it can afford to hire more firefighters.

  Politics

  Aug 15, 2018
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• Alberta woman advocates more first aid training, AED access after mother’s death

  On May 11, Shannon Willner and her sisters took their mother shopping in Leduc for her Mother's Day present when their family outing turned into a nightmare.

  Health

  May 25, 2018