Widespread problems hampering new 911 fire dispatch system in D.C. – Washington Post

dcogcadmin | March 27, 2015

A computer system used to dispatch D.C. firetrucks and ambulances has malfunctioned almost daily since it was installed in the fall, slowing response times to their worst levels in more than two years and leaving dispatchers blind to whether they are sending the closest units to fires and medical emergencies.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) told the D.C. Council on Tuesday that her administration had begun emergency work to fix the system [Read More]