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13 Feb 2010 13:13

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Offbeat: On-the-job-training: 911 dispatcher saves his own baby son

  • He was in training mode, and rocked it. Lacey, Wash. 911 dispatcher Chris Scott got a chance to practice being cool under pressure when his wife, Janna, came on the other line because his 6-month-old son, Jacob, was choking. One thing that helped was that Chris didn’t completely realize it was his wife. Even so, the Marine reservist just back from Iraq successfully guided Janna through the process. Not bad. source

29 Sep 2009 21:21

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U.S.: An example of the kind of awful irony Alanis Morissette doesn’t grasp

  • A 911 dispatcher in Quincy, Massachusetts takes a call – somebody’s house is on fire. source
  • The dispatcher, Mike Bowes, is talking to his neighbor – HIS house is the one on fire. source