Topic: 911
‘911 saved my life’: Cayman’s dispatchers celebrated
One dark day two years ago, Brooke Bodden tried to end it all, but with the timely intervention of her mother and the guidance of a 911 dispatcher, the 16-year-old was revived, granting her a new lease on life.
911 operator during Ivan: ‘Callers were screaming and shouting for help’
Even though Hurricane Ivan barrelled through the Cayman Islands 20 years ago, the haunting sights and sounds of the devastating storm have stayed with Nadine Davis and Alan Cameron Bush.
Flow 911 landline back in action after brief morning outage
The Flow telephone line to the 911 call centre is down, according to an alert from the Cayman Islands National Emergency Notification System.
Fire, ambulance, police now have same dispatch system
The Cayman Islands Fire Service dispatch system is now one and the same as the dispatch systems for police and ambulance services.
Man falsely claims to have killed his wife
A man who called 911 and said he had killed his wife was sentenced on Monday after pleading guilty to making a false report of a commission of an offense.
911 operator commended for saving a life
A 911 dispatcher last week received a commendation for talking a caller through giving CPR to a family member who was not breathing.
Couple escapes burning home
A couple escaped from their three-bedroom home on Clayton Drive after a fire started early Wed-nesday morning. A 1997 Blazer and a 1998 Silverado in the carport were destroyed by the fire. The two-car garage was gutted and the interior of the home received extensive fire, smoke and water damage.
Lawmakers, 911 argue CCTV effectiveness
To the 911 Emergency Communications Centre, an islandwide system of nearly 300 closed circuit monitoring cameras are an invaluable public safety resource.
EDITORIAL – Missing boaters: The 911 calls that don’t ring true
Lawmakers seem to believe that the inclusion of two Caymanians will aid the investigation into the police response to the five missing boaters and reassure the Cayman Islands community that the inquiry is fair and impartial. We couldn’t disagree more.
Police: No early 911 call on missing boaters
Police and emergency call center officials have refuted claims from relatives of five people missing at sea that a 911 call was made to report the incident several hours earlier than has officially been acknowledged.
Phone and Internet outage worries telecoms regulator
Tuesday’s phone and Internet outage, caused by a lightning strike that affected an underwater cable connecting Cayman to the digital world, has regulators with the Information and Communications Technology Authority worried about the country’s telecom infrastructure.
Regulators get tough on Internet speeds
Internet companies that fail to provide customers with the speed of service they are paying for could be investigated by regulators.
