911 response time

[wheelbuilder]

Yes, made my wife read it as well... excellent book.

It's a book everyone should have their kids read as well.

 

[jjp8182]

I know right? I cannot imagine a 30 min response time as others have stated.

After having seen the response my parents have gotten (multiple times) I can also add that depending on the location they may even get lost along the way.

In fact it got to the point my parents started giving directions to their place to the dispatcher whenever they called 911 (and even when they made non-emergency calls directly to the sheriff/police departments) ..... and the officers still get lost and have to re-request directions.

All due to an over reliance on the navigation devices in the squad cars -- which have flawed map info for my parent's area (even though they live at the city limits of a city with a metropolian population of 200,000).

 

[Gator6x4]

After having seen the response my parents have gotten (multiple times) I can also add that depending on the location they may even get lost along the way.

In fact it got to the point my parents started giving directions to their place to the dispatcher whenever they called 911 (and even when they made non-emergency calls directly to the sheriff/police departments) ..... and the officers still get lost and have to re-request directions.

All due to an over reliance on the navigation devices in the squad cars -- which have flawed map info for my parent's area (even though they live at the city limits of a city with a metropolian population of 200,000).

Cut to the chase.. Start on page 12, section 3.4 to see identified problems with the Alabama 911 System.

https://al911board.com/sites/default/files/9-1-1 Long Term Plan v1 .pdf

 

[TheMan419]

You and I are lucky to live in Indiana. We have the right to use deadly force on home intruders. :us-indiana:

Amen. Indiana is also frequently listed as a stand your ground state. I would not want to push that though. Better to get away if you can - assuming you are in public and not your own home.

All in all looking back on it only thing I would have done differently is affirmatively tell the guy the cops were on the way. That way if he really was looking for help he would know it was coming. Of course he had to know from my reaction 911 had been called.

 

[oosik]

There is another alternative available in our area. I can't remember the exact name of the service. You can have the folks come to your home and identify the exact location by GPS coordinates. Then in a medical emergency you will push ONE key on your cell phone three times( might have changed by now). They will come via air ambulance. Helicopter.

At the time, about ten years ago, it was not that expensive - considering. About $175/year. Considering how much it costs to be medi-vacked by copter now - that is dirt cheap.

I just checked and I am served by AirMedCare. $65/year and it's cheaper if you choose added years. This company is now a grouping of four of five original companies. It's obviously caught hold - the price has certainly gone down.

 

[Jstpssng]

Middle of night, BACK DOOR and you think it is safe? Wow!!

I've had someone knocking on my door at 5:00 AM, after leaving the road and almost ending up in the river; on another occasion, about 8:30 at night driving down a deserted highway in a major snowstorm 2 miles from the nearest home in either direction; I encountered two women standing on the side of the road trying to flag me down. They had gotten lost, and gotten a Ford Escort stuck about 1/2 mile up a woods road. Should I have chased the first guy off with a gun, and left the two women to die? That would have been a very likely outcome, as there was no other traffic on the road.

I never said that it was safe; however, I did state that with the information we originally had, Mr Rupert's comments were warranted.

 

[jrwalkerpa1]

I agree that 8 minutes is not bad for a rural response time.

Yes, that's not bad at all. In my area, there is no local police so we have state police coverage from a barracks about 25 miles away via back roads. So, unless a unit just happens to be close by, we are looking at at least 20 minutes.

We do have a local fire company and EMTs about 3 miles away. The ambulance crew is always at the station so they are fast unless already on another call. The firefighters are all volunteer so they have to drive to the station first.

 

[atsah]

I've had someone knocking on my door at 5:00 AM, after leaving the road and almost ending up in the river; on another occasion, about 8:30 at night driving down a deserted highway in a major snowstorm 2 miles from the nearest home in either direction; I encountered two women standing on the side of the road trying to flag me down. They had gotten lost, and gotten a Ford Escort stuck about 1/2 mile up a woods road. Should I have chased the first guy off with a gun, and left the two women to die? That would have been a very likely outcome, as there was no other traffic on the road.

I never said that it was safe; however, I did state that with the information we originally had, Mr Rupert's comments were warranted.

And how is this similar to someone banging at the back door, shirtless, all tatted up at 9:30pm at a rural residence?

 

[riptides]

I am stuck on the eight minutes. That would be super fast, unbelievable fast for my area. Not knocking the ER's, it is just the way it is out here.

 

[CobyRupert]

And how is this similar to someone banging at the back door, shirtless, all tatted up at 9:30pm at a rural residence?

uhhh....Both cases are of a stranger unexpectedly knocking on your door. What does somebody's appearance have to do with it?

Remember folks: "Always wear clean underwear in case you're in an accident..... and be properly dressed!! ....& have a proper hair cut too!! ....& be of the correct sex, demographic, & socio-economic status."

I can imagine it now.

Late one night:
Stranger's voice calls out in the darkness: "Help! Help! Somebody! There's been an accident!"
Homeowner: "Yes, yes, but first: What are you wearing? "Do you have any tattoos?"