© 2024 WYPR
WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore WYPF 88.1 FM Frederick WYPO 106.9 FM Ocean City
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
WYPO 106.9 Eastern Shore is off the air due to routine tower work being done daily from 8a-5p. We hope to restore full broadcast days by 12/15. All streams are operational

Are 911 call centers in crisis?

Raimond Spekking© Raimond Spekking / CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Now, we turn to two experts who work with the first responders during an emergency: the people who take the calls that come into 911 call centers around the country.

Brian Fontes is the CEO of the National Emergency Number Association, a nonprofit group that has recently published a report that surveyed 911 call center personnel to see how they are dealing with the pressures of their pressure-filled jobs. The short answer: not well.

Karima Holmes is the Vice President of Public Safety for Carbyne, a technology company that co-produced the report.

Brian Fontes, CEO of the National Emergency Number Association and Karima Homes, VP of Public Safety for Carbyne (a Next Gen 911 technology provider)
Brian Fontes, CEO of the National Emergency Number Association and Karima Homes, VP of Public Safety for Carbyne (a Next Gen 911 technology provider)

Stay Connected