Wednesday, September 19, 2012
An outage at a Hatboro Verizon center has temporarily blocked subscribers from calling Montgomery County 911
According to a Pottstown Mercury Facebook post, Verizon Mobile customers are without access to Montgomery County 911. The outage affects about seven municipalities, according to PhillyBurbs: Hatboro, Upper and Lower Moreland, Upper Dublin, Horsham, Abington and Cheltenham. Due to an outage at a Verizon central office in Hatboro at around 8 a.m., customers will be temporarily unable to contact the 911 call center and are instead advised to contact their local police department for emergency assistance. Over in Bucks County at around 8 a.m., the 911 system there was out of service due to maintenance. Those needing emergency assistance were advised to call area police agencies. The Bucks County 911 system, which was not associated with the …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Police radio exercises caused confusion among the local media Tuesday.
First, shots were fired at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School. One subject was reported dead, as three suspects made off in a white Crown Victoria. Several hours later, the same vehicle raced away from the scene of a crowded Conshohocken party after an officer was downed. Then, more shots were fired at the Montgomery County Public Safety Training Campus and a hazmat spill was reported on the Blue Route. Fortunately, all of these scenarios were just training exercises for police dispatchers across Montgomery County Tuesday morning, playing out only across the airwaves. "Nobody was running around on the streets," confirmed Frank Custer, communications director for the county. Custer told Patch that the officers role-playing in the simulated …
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Those injured are reportedly in stable condition.
A happy family reunion at Trappe Fire Chief Brian Long's home Saturday evening took a frightening turn as the deck the family had gathered on collapsed from underneath them. Standing together for a photo opportunity, the deck "just cracked," Long said. At least three people were transported to Lehigh and Phoenixville hospitals. Emergency personnel described most injuries as "minor." Long was still at his home and was treating his leg with an ice pack. Trappe Battalion Chief Jeremy Burke said it was fortunate no one was under the deck at the time. According to an update e-mailed shortly before 10 p.m., "The deck and house were inspected by the Trappe Borough Fire Marshal and the Trappe Building Inspector. The deck is being dismantled by …
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Maureen
8:54 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
I know for a fact that all emergency centers including hospitals have back up generators. I find it appaling that the back up generator was not working during a power outage. That is a disgrace! Hopefully verizon will make sure that it is working in future!! more ›