"The Race to an Emergency": A KALW News documentary tracing the path of a...
If you’ve ever picked up the phone to call 9-1-1, you or someone else probably needed help. Badly. And you probably assumed that after dialing those three numbers, help would come screeching around the...
View ArticleWEB EXTRA: A brief history of 9-1-1
The coordinated 9-1-1 system has grown up in fits and starts in different parts of the country. Up until the late 1960s , you had to dial 0 or a 7-digit number to reach an emergency switchboard, and...
View ArticleWEB EXTRA: Documentary film captures story of America's first paramedics
The story behind the countrys real first ambulance system carries themes of race and class. It was created in the late 1960s . Up until then, police would take patients to the hospital in wagons that...
View ArticleTonight at 5pm: How does 9-1-1 work in Oakland?
"The Race to an Emergency," a special hour-long documentary by KALW News examining the 911 Emergency Response System in Oakland. Reporter Ali Budner and host Martina Castro will trace the path of a 911...
View Article"The Race to an Emergency": A KALW News documentary tracing the path of a...
If you’ve ever picked up the phone to call 9-1-1, you or someone else probably needed help. Badly. And you probably assumed that after dialing those three numbers, help would come screeching around the...
View ArticleWEB EXTRA: The map of a 9-1-1 call in Oakland
If you’ve ever picked up the phone to call 9-1-1, you or someone else probably needed help. Badly. And you probably assumed that after dialing those three numbers, help would come screeching around the...
View ArticleDaily news roundup for Wednesday, February 10, 2016
New express lanes opening on I-580 // San Jose Mercury News “Bay Area drivers, the era of highway express lanes is dawning. “Starting this month, a 14-mile stretch of carpool lanes that will double as...
View ArticleDying to Talk #2: The Machinery of Medicine
While life-saving medical treatments continue to advance, many potential pitfalls await us as we age and become frail or terminally-ill. Get answers to your questions from frontline emergency medical...
View ArticleYour Call: What are the dangers of privatizing 911?
Since the 2008 financial crisis, private equity firms have taken over public services like ambulance services and emergency health care.
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