To ensure that police and emergency medical services in Minneapolis and Hennepin County arrive on scene as quickly as possible, the Minneapolis Emergency Communication Center and the Hennepin EMS Emergency Communication Center have deployed a new system that monitors every 911 call in real-time. Read the release.
Introducing FirstPass: St. Charles County Ambulance District, St. Louis, Mo., First Agency to Implement Module
FirstWatch is now listed as “Designated” Homeland Security Technology on the DHS Safety Act website. FirstWatch was granted “Designation” status pursuant to the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (“SAFETY Act”) and Regulations to Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies.
Emergency response in Pima County, Ariz., has improved significantly since the Northwest Fire Rescue District deployed FirstWatch, which allows for close monitoring of each step in 911 call processing and fire/emergency medical services response. Find out how For more information about Northwest Fire Rescue District’s success using FirstWatch read the release.
Download PDF (San Mateo County Epi Bulletin, Winter 2005)
Download PDF (Savannah Morning News, June 2004)
Download PDF (NurseZone.com, April 2004)
It’s been 10 years since FirstWatch was first commercially launched in Richmond, Va. Read the original release.
