Tag Archives: dispatch

Two California dispatchers who were terminated last year, have filed suit accusing the Orange County Fire Authority, a deputy chief and the dispatch center manager of unlawfully retaliating against them for raising legitimate concerns. Fire Communication Supervisor Megan Soman claims she was terminated after expressing her dissatisfaction with the termination of one of her subordinates, Travis Fader.

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The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the Madison Township Fire Department in the wrongful death case of a toddler who drown in his backyard swimming pool. Kinser Clayton died after falling into the family’s swimming pool. He was 15 months old at the time.

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A Kentucky family is contemplating litigation following what appears to have been the failure of dispatchers and police to follow up on a report of a man in need of assistance in Whitley County back in January. A 911 call ...

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A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the City of Lockport, New York alleging that the delay of a mutual aid ambulance contributed to the death of an alderman’s mother. Jeanette A. Lombardi, 75, died on September 20, 2012 ...

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Four Medford, Massachusetts firefighters are in trouble over their failure to respond on an EMS run on July 13, 2012. The mix up involved the dispatcher and three firefighters in regards to an EMS run where the patient died. The ...

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An 80 year old Marco Island resident died last week and fingers are being pointed in different directions about why a 911 call for an ambulance was not promptly dispatched by the county EMS system. NBC2 has been investigating the ...

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On December 23, 2009, Zia Ansari lost his father and two sisters in a fire in Erie County, New York. He is now filing suit against local officials alleging that a delay in dispatching fire apparatus contributed to the outcome.  ...

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