When would an emergency responder at a scene need to call 9-1-1? WATD News asked Plympton Fire Captain John Sjostedt just how unusual a situation like this is? Sjostedt says when they were able to communicate with the patient in Portuguese it defiantly relieved some of the anxiety for the patient at the […]
Plymouth County Sheriff Joe McDonald, Plymouth Fire Chief Neil Foley, and Plymouth Police Chief Dana Flynn speak with WATD’s Christine James about the town’s 911 Emergency Communications Center.
The 911 System has been restored following a statewide outage. The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security made the announcement saying that the public may now resume calling 911 for emergencies. They went on to say that the State 911 Department continues to investigate the cause of the disruption and that they will provide […]
A statewide outage of 911 is being reported. At the time no cause has been given and no timeline for restoration is available. Anyone who has an emergency and cannot get through to 911, is asked to call their local community’s police or fire department business lines for immediate assistance.