Re: 911:: FW: New 911 TV Series

[Guest guest]

I was on RESCUE 911 and the dispatchers reenacted the calls from the voice

tapes.

In a message dated 7/30/2008 5:29:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

todaresq@... writes:

I just checked the channel guide on my cable box... the show is

called, " Call 911 " .

The 1st episode is " Saved by a Siren " ... shown at 8pm eastern... says

Firefighters race to save a woman trapped in her burning home; a 10

yof calls 911 to save her mother;a man is taught how to help his wife

give birth over the phone.

The 2nd episode is " Please Hurry " ... shown at 8:30pm eastern... says A

man follows a robber in his car; a car falls on a victim's head in a

junkyard; a disabled man is rescued from his burning home.

I am wondering if it is going to be a new style of " Rescue 911 " where

things are acted out... that is what it sounds like from the press

release.

Should be interesting.Sh

>

>

> ____________ ____ ____

>

> From: NENA 911 Talk [mailto:_911TALK@...@_

(mailto:911TALK@...) ] On Behalf Of

> Halley

> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 3:50 PM

> To: _911TALK@...@_ (mailto:911TALK@...)

> Subject: New 911 TV Series

>

> All,

>

> Investigation Discovery (cable TV channel that is part of the

> Discovery

> Channel family of networks) is launching a new 30 part series

> tonight at

> 8:00. According to Investigation Discovery, the show " presents

> Emergency

> Dispatch workers at their best - as true heroes. " NENA cannot vouch

> for

> any of the content that is presented, but I thought you all might be

> interested in the information. National NENA has reached out to the

> show's producers to offer our assistance with the content and

> messaging

> provided by the show.

>

> Halley

>

> Government Affairs Director

>

> NENA

>

> ------------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

>

> SERIES WEBSITE FOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY:

> _http://investigatiohttp://inveshttp://inveshttp://inhttp://i_

(http://investigation.discovery.com/tv/call-911/call-911.html)

>

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

>

> Contact: Sheriece Matias,

>

> July 17, 2008 _Sheriece_Matias@Sheriece_MShe_

(mailto:Sheriece_Matias@...)

>

> INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY'S NEW SERIES, CALL 911,

>

> BRINGS RIVETING CALLS TO EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS TO LIFE

>

> (Silver Spring, Md.) - When an emergency strikes, people turn to 911

> dispatchers in hopes of finding a virtual lifeline for immediate

> assistance. Investigation Discovery's new series, CALL 911, follows

> riveting calls to emergency dispatchers ranging from a life-

> threatening

> apartment fire to an emotional, and unanticipated, at-home baby

> delivery. Revealing both the heroism of the emergency operators and

> the

> courage of those calling during an extreme time of need, CALL 911

> showcases amazing stories of human drama captured in recordings of

> actual 911 calls from across the country. CALL 911, a 20-part series,

> premieres Wednesday, July 30 at 8 PM and 8:30 PM ET on Investigation

> Discovery.

>

> CALL 911 chronicles these critical situations from the onset of the

> sometimes gut-wrenching emergencies through their amazing

> resolutions of

> rescue and survival. Surveillance camera footage and subtle

> reenactments

> put viewers at the center of the heart-pumping crisis, but the

> gripping

> audio of the real-life drama is what drives the action throughout each

> episode of CALL 911. Whether the call features a crackling fire in the

> background as a man describes his location in a burning house or a

> muffled plea for help from a man whose head is trapped under a car,

> CALL

> 911 captures each astonishing story as the dispatcher provides vital

> assistance until help can arrive on the scene. In addition, the

> episodes

> feature emotional first-time reunions between the dispatcher and

> caller,

> allowing each to put a face to the voice that was on the other end of

> the line and talk about their shared experience.

>

> CALL 911 is produced for Investigation Discovery by Tom Jennings

> Productions. Tom Jennings is executive producer and director for Tom

> Jennings Productions. For Investigation Discovery, Sperrazza is

> executive producer and Bunting is President and General Manager.

>

> About Discovery Communications

>

> Discovery Communications is the world's number-one nonfiction media

> company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over

> 170 countries. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and

> satisfy their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by

> Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Planet Green,

> Investigation Discovery and HD Theater, as well as leading consumer

> and

> educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of

> digital media services including HowStuffWorks. Discovery

> Communications

> is owned by Discovery Holding Company (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB),

> Advance/Newhouse Communications and S. Hendricks, Discovery's

> founder and chairman. For more information, please visit

> www.discoverycommun www.

>

> Episode screeners, artwork and additional press materials

>

> are available at www.press.discovery are

>

> # # #

>

> THE NEW YORK TIMES - July 30, 2008

> _http://www.nytimes.http://wwhttp://www.http://www.http://www.nhttp & scp=s_

(http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/arts/television/30call.html?_r=1 & scp=1)

> & sq=call%20911 & <WBR>s & oref=oref=

>

> Helpful Dos and Don'ts for Code Red Occasions

>

> Thank you for taking the 911 Operators' Preliminary Screening Exam,

> intended to measure your suitability for a 911 operator's job. It

> consists of one problem:

>

> A man is working under a car in a junkyard when it falls on him,

> crushing his face. He manages to reach you, the 911 operator, on his

> cellphone and convey his location but then becomes unable to speak,

> though the phone line remains open. You direct a police car to the

> junkyard, but it's one of those sprawling affairs with thousands of

> cars. How do you help the officer find the man among the acres of

> automobiles?

>

> That is one of the things you'll learn from " Call 911, " a series

> making

> its debut on Wednesday on the Investigation Discovery channel. It

> combines restrained re-enactments with real 911 tapes - the above case

> is from Bucks County, Pa., and that poor caller's voice is a chilling

> thing to hear - to show 911 operators at their best.

>

> The program has no business being interesting. The string of

> reality-based programs involving law-enforcement and rescue workers

> has

> reached absurd lengths; police officers, firefighters, drug

> enforcement

> agents, United States marshals, E.M.T.'s and more have had their

> television homages. Can " Trapped Between Floors: Real-Life Stories of

> Elevator Repairmen " be far behind?

>

> Yet " Call 911 " is unexpectedly addictive. You are not likely to see

> here

> the instances of 911 blunders that sometimes make the news; this

> program

> is cut from the same praise-the-public- is cut from the same praise-the

> others. But you'll get a sampling of the amazing array of predicaments

> human beings can find themselves in. And you'll get a lesson in what

> not

> to do should you ever need to make such a call: screaming, as these

> tapes repeatedly make clear, renders you inaudible over the phone.

>

> " There are a lot of people that call in and just don't have control,

> they are so worried about what's going on, " says one operator in Los

> Angeles County who successfully talked a couple through a home

> childbirth. " Which is normal, but there's certain information I need

> to

> get. "

>

> Of course it's hard not to be a tad hysterical when a car has fallen

> on

> your head. The answer to the quiz - although if you haven't figured it

> out by now, you've flunked - is to have the police officer turn on his

> siren. When you hear it over that open cellphone line, you'll know

> he's

> close to the victim - whom we meet at the end of the segment, alive

> and

> well.

>

> CALL 911

>

> Investigation Discovery, Wednesday nights at 8 and 8:30, Eastern

> time; 7

> and 7:30, Central time; 5 and 5:30, Pacific time.

>

> Produced for Investigation Discovery by Tom Jennings Productions. Tom

> Jennings, director and executive producer. For Investigation

> Discovery:

> Sperrazza, executive producer; Bunting, president and

> general manager.

>

> .

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I just checked the channel guide on my cable box... the show is

called, " Call 911 " .

The 1st episode is " Saved by a Siren " ... shown at 8pm eastern... says

Firefighters race to save a woman trapped in her burning home; a 10

yof calls 911 to save her mother;a man is taught how to help his wife

give birth over the phone.

The 2nd episode is " Please Hurry " ... shown at 8:30pm eastern... says A

man follows a robber in his car; a car falls on a victim's head in a

junkyard; a disabled man is rescued from his burning home.

I am wondering if it is going to be a new style of " Rescue 911 " where

things are acted out... that is what it sounds like from the press

release.

Should be interesting...

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> From: NENA 911 Talk On Behalf Of

> Halley

> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 3:50 PM

> To: 911TALK@...

> Subject: New 911 TV Series

>

> All,

>

> Investigation Discovery (cable TV channel that is part of the

> Discovery

> Channel family of networks) is launching a new 30 part series

> tonight at

> 8:00. According to Investigation Discovery, the show " presents

> Emergency

> Dispatch workers at their best - as true heroes. " NENA cannot vouch

> for

> any of the content that is presented, but I thought you all might be

> interested in the information. National NENA has reached out to the

> show's producers to offer our assistance with the content and

> messaging

> provided by the show.

>

> Halley

>

> Government Affairs Director

>

> NENA

>

> ----------------------------------------------------------

>

> SERIES WEBSITE FOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY:

> http://investigation.discovery.com/tv/call-911/call-911.html

>

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

>

> Contact: Sheriece Matias,

>

> July 17, 2008 Sheriece_Matias@...

>

> INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY'S NEW SERIES, CALL 911,

>

> BRINGS RIVETING CALLS TO EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS TO LIFE

>

> (Silver Spring, Md.) - When an emergency strikes, people turn to 911

> dispatchers in hopes of finding a virtual lifeline for immediate

> assistance. Investigation Discovery's new series, CALL 911, follows

> riveting calls to emergency dispatchers ranging from a life-

> threatening

> apartment fire to an emotional, and unanticipated, at-home baby

> delivery. Revealing both the heroism of the emergency operators and

> the

> courage of those calling during an extreme time of need, CALL 911

> showcases amazing stories of human drama captured in recordings of

> actual 911 calls from across the country. CALL 911, a 20-part series,

> premieres Wednesday, July 30 at 8 PM and 8:30 PM ET on Investigation

> Discovery.

>

> CALL 911 chronicles these critical situations from the onset of the

> sometimes gut-wrenching emergencies through their amazing

> resolutions of

> rescue and survival. Surveillance camera footage and subtle

> reenactments

> put viewers at the center of the heart-pumping crisis, but the

> gripping

> audio of the real-life drama is what drives the action throughout each

> episode of CALL 911. Whether the call features a crackling fire in the

> background as a man describes his location in a burning house or a

> muffled plea for help from a man whose head is trapped under a car,

> CALL

> 911 captures each astonishing story as the dispatcher provides vital

> assistance until help can arrive on the scene. In addition, the

> episodes

> feature emotional first-time reunions between the dispatcher and

> caller,

> allowing each to put a face to the voice that was on the other end of

> the line and talk about their shared experience.

>

> CALL 911 is produced for Investigation Discovery by Tom Jennings

> Productions. Tom Jennings is executive producer and director for Tom

> Jennings Productions. For Investigation Discovery, Sperrazza is

> executive producer and Bunting is President and General Manager.

>

> About Discovery Communications

>

> Discovery Communications is the world's number-one nonfiction media

> company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over

> 170 countries. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and

> satisfy their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by

> Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Planet Green,

> Investigation Discovery and HD Theater, as well as leading consumer

> and

> educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of

> digital media services including HowStuffWorks. Discovery

> Communications

> is owned by Discovery Holding Company (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB),

> Advance/Newhouse Communications and S. Hendricks, Discovery's

> founder and chairman. For more information, please visit

> www.discoverycommunications.com.

>

> Episode screeners, artwork and additional press materials

>

> are available at www.press.discovery.com.

>

> # # #

>

> THE NEW YORK TIMES - July 30, 2008

> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/arts/television/30call.html?_r=1 & scp=1

> & sq=call%20911 & st=cse & oref=slogin

>

> Helpful Dos and Don'ts for Code Red Occasions

>

> Thank you for taking the 911 Operators' Preliminary Screening Exam,

> intended to measure your suitability for a 911 operator's job. It

> consists of one problem:

>

> A man is working under a car in a junkyard when it falls on him,

> crushing his face. He manages to reach you, the 911 operator, on his

> cellphone and convey his location but then becomes unable to speak,

> though the phone line remains open. You direct a police car to the

> junkyard, but it's one of those sprawling affairs with thousands of

> cars. How do you help the officer find the man among the acres of

> automobiles?

>

> That is one of the things you'll learn from " Call 911, " a series

> making

> its debut on Wednesday on the Investigation Discovery channel. It

> combines restrained re-enactments with real 911 tapes - the above case

> is from Bucks County, Pa., and that poor caller's voice is a chilling

> thing to hear - to show 911 operators at their best.

>

> The program has no business being interesting. The string of

> reality-based programs involving law-enforcement and rescue workers

> has

> reached absurd lengths; police officers, firefighters, drug

> enforcement

> agents, United States marshals, E.M.T.'s and more have had their

> television homages. Can " Trapped Between Floors: Real-Life Stories of

> Elevator Repairmen " be far behind?

>

> Yet " Call 911 " is unexpectedly addictive. You are not likely to see

> here

> the instances of 911 blunders that sometimes make the news; this

> program

> is cut from the same praise-the-public-servant cloth as most of the

> others. But you'll get a sampling of the amazing array of predicaments

> human beings can find themselves in. And you'll get a lesson in what

> not

> to do should you ever need to make such a call: screaming, as these

> tapes repeatedly make clear, renders you inaudible over the phone.

>

> " There are a lot of people that call in and just don't have control,

> they are so worried about what's going on, " says one operator in Los

> Angeles County who successfully talked a couple through a home

> childbirth. " Which is normal, but there's certain information I need

> to

> get. "

>

> Of course it's hard not to be a tad hysterical when a car has fallen

> on

> your head. The answer to the quiz - although if you haven't figured it

> out by now, you've flunked - is to have the police officer turn on his

> siren. When you hear it over that open cellphone line, you'll know

> he's

> close to the victim - whom we meet at the end of the segment, alive

> and

> well.

>

> CALL 911

>

> Investigation Discovery, Wednesday nights at 8 and 8:30, Eastern

> time; 7

> and 7:30, Central time; 5 and 5:30, Pacific time.

>

> Produced for Investigation Discovery by Tom Jennings Productions. Tom

> Jennings, director and executive producer. For Investigation

> Discovery:

> Sperrazza, executive producer; Bunting, president and

> general manager.

>

> .

>

>

[Guest guest]

Which incident were you involved in?

That was a great show, hosted by a then younger Shatner even though he

was older than in his years as Captain Kirk. It is hard to believe that Rescue

911 first aired almost 20 years ago.

" Rich " L Dean, Senior Telecommunicator,

Borough of Police Department, NJ

(When replying please also cc to _L_Dean_07405@...)

________________________________________

From: 911console [911console ] On Behalf Of

dan911radio@... [dan911radio@...]

Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 17:31

To: 911console

Subject: Re: 911:: FW: New 911 TV Series

I was on RESCUE 911 and the dispatchers reenacted the calls from the voice

tapes.

[Guest guest]

A burglary suspect was locked inside a business. The officers responded to

an alarm and were right on top of it. The guy called and said that the

police were there, pointing guns at him from the outside and that he did not

want

to get shot.

That was the first, but definitely not the last time I've made the national

news (and not in a good way).

In a message dated 8/2/2008 9:24:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

richard_l_dean_07405@... writes:

Which incident were you involved in?

That was a great show, hosted by a then younger Shatner even though

he was older than in his years as Captain Kirk. It is hard to believe that

Rescue 911 first aired almost 20 years ago.

" Rich " L Dean, Senior Telecommunicator,

Borough of Police Department, NJ

(When replying please also cc to __L_Dean__L_DeRic_

(mailto:_L_Dean_07405@...) )

________________________________________

From: _911console@yahoogro911cons_ (mailto:911console )

[_911console@yahoogro911cons_ (mailto:911console ) ] On Behalf

Of

_dan911radio@dan911r_ (mailto:dan911radio@...) [_dan911radio@dan911r_

(mailto:dan911radio@...) ]

Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 17:31

To: _911console@yahoogro911cons_ (mailto:911console )

Subject: Re: 911:: FW: New 911 TV Series

I was on RESCUE 911 and the dispatchers reenacted the calls from the voice

tapes.

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[Guest guest]

 

Every now and then somebody will bring in some goodies for all us but

unfortunately unless we personally know the people involved are ok anything in

the way of food is politely accepted then sent to the round file.   More often

we do get letters of thanks.

 

I did get to socialize with one of my " saves "  back in the early 1990's.   One

night I took a call from a resident saying his wife had trouble breathing and

was seizing.  After dispatching the two police officers on patrol, our first aid

squad duty crew for BLS and calling the paramedic dispatch for an ALS the man

called back saying she got worse, wanting to know where the ambulance was and

for them to hurry, only 2 minutes after the initial call so I told him that the

police should be there any second and that the squad and medics were on the

way.  He didn't understand why the police would respond but that is procedure

here since they were equipped with oxygen and defibs, cpr and first aid

certified.   The wife survived but now is in a wheelchair as this was a

stroke.  

 

The family wrote very nice letters to our chief, mayor & council, and our weekly

newspaper thanking us all.  Because of this, our local VFW post took notice and

decided to include us in its annual citizen awards night dinner.   My wife, son

and myself sat at the table with that family. 

 

Incidentally, a year after the incident the then 18 year-old son joined my fire

company and later our first aid squad.

 

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Subject: Re: 911:: FW: New 911 TV Series

To: 911console

Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 1:34 AM

The thing I remember most about Rescue 911 was that incidents always ended

with

the involved parties (dispatcher, responders, victim/family) being reunited

for a picnic.

I joke all the time--11 years on the job, still waiting for my picnic! :-)