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[quote=Anonymous]So apparently 911 dispatch in this area has had problems for awhile, and no one has cared about it until some dogs died. Really heartbreaking for the people who have lost loved ones to know the general public cares more about dogs than their family.

"Last year alone, employees at the Office of Unified Communications sent D.C. firefighters to the wrong address for a report of a newborn in cardiac arrest, canceled a call for service about a child pulled unconscious from a hot car, and mistakenly treated a call about a man who had collapsed as low priority. Though the effect of the delays remains unclear, all three of those people died.

Family members of people who died in D.C. in incidents with delayed emergency responses lambasted the 911 center for what they described as “negligence” and a “total calamity” at the dog day care. [b]They also said they were disappointed that people appeared to be paying more attention to problems at the 911 center after the dogs died, rather than the people who died in cases with similar mistakes.....[/b]
.....Shepperd also urged more attention on the human lives affected by emergency response mismanagement: [b]“It appears that people put more emphasis on their pets,” she said. “I have been a dog owner and lover for years. But I think human life is something different.”[/b]"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/25/district-dogs-daycare-flood-dc-911/[/quote]

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