Posted on · On Tuesday's show: Missouri City uses new technology to improve 911 response times, City Council Member Mike Knox answers questions about issues facing the city, UH men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson talks about the Cougars' last two NCAA tournament runs, and we talk with Sean Carey of the band Bon Iver.
Posted on · Following a 911 call about a family that had fainted, first responders arrived at the house and knocked on the door. No one answered, so they left. Inside, an entire family was being poisoned by carbon monoxide.
Posted on · The new facility can withstand a category 4 hurricane, and next-generation 911 technology allows operators to efficiently deal with high call volumes.
Posted on · We visit the International Emergency Response Coordination Center in Montgomery, which answers emergency calls via satellite from all over the world.
Posted on · Our non-experts break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week’s news.
Posted on · Someone new is responsible for protecting Houston during natural disasters and major emergencies
Posted on · On that fateful day in 2001, Texans now in Congress were scattered across Washington, D.C. in buildings feared as potential targets for a terrorist attack.
Posted on · The photos show plane debris, damage to the building and FBI teams on the site.
Posted on · Judge Ed Emmett and Sheriff Ron Hickman see it as an essential project to keep up with the growth of the county’s population.
Posted on · Honoring those affected by 9/11 through music.
Posted on · We learn about Lauren’s Garden, a small park and fountain in downtown Houston’s Market Square Park, that memorializes victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The park gets its name from Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas — a passenger on United Flight 93 who grew up in Houston. A visitor to the garden — who happens to be […]
Posted on · The golden retriever was euthanized Monday in Cypress, Texas, near Houston. Searching through the rubble of ground zero was her very first deployment as a search and rescue dog.
Posted on · With the help of a federal grant, computer scientists from the University of Houston are developing software that aims to shield the next generation of 911 from cyber attacks.
Posted on · We learn about Lauren’s Garden, a small park and fountain in downtown Houston’s Market Square Park, that memorializes victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The park gets its name from Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas – a passenger on United Flight 93 who grew up in Houston. A visitor to the garden — who happens to be […]
Posted on · Back in December 2014, all firehouses in the city of Houston began implementing an intervention program called Project ETHAN, or Emergency Tele-Health and Navigation. The goal: to direct non-emergency patients who call 911 to primary care clinics, instead of automatically taking them to the ER. We talk with Dr. Michael Gonzalez, program director of Project […]