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Firefighter fired for emergency call delay www.privateofficer.com
Firefighter fired for delaying response to call www.privateofficer.com Austin TX May 29 2008 Acting Austin Fire Chief Jim Evans has fired a firefighter who delayed the response to a respiratory distress call for two minutes while he went to a restaurant to get something to eat, according to a disciplinary memo...

Memphis Tennessee 911 Operator Falls Asleep During Emergency Call
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - When you call 911, you expect help immediately. Lisa, a Memphis resident, got anything but. “Our lives were in danger,” she said...

Pelosi and Reid Urge Bush to Call Emergency Meeting of G-8
Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sent the following letter to President George W. Bush urging him to call an emergency meeting of the G-8 heads of state to address the continued instability in world financial markets and the freeze in global credit...

Audio: 911 Operator Appears to Fall Asleep in the Midst of an Emergency Call
In the audio tape below, a 911 operator in Memphis is recorded snoring as a terrified caller tries to get help as a stranger is breaking into her home...

Help! Chicken McNuggets Emergency! Latreasa Goodman Makes Fast Food 911 Call, Gets Citation

Read Advocacy Material: Urgent Action Alert: Call DC Council Urge ?no? vote on ?emergency? crime bills
On Tuesday, June 16th, the DC Council is expected to vote on 'emergency' crime bills, including a proposal by Councilman Evans...

How do you recover money from a stop payment placed on a personal check given to you?
you can always take them to small claims court and sure them for 3 times the amo...

Can the so-called proprety manager enter my duplex without permission?
The manager (sister of owner) has NO right to be in the apartment unless there w...

How to prove housing discrimination based on sexual orientation in student housing?
There are several things you can do. First of all, contact any welfare advisors,...

He did not show up on the day that he was supposed to. I did not hear from him. I had given him a check for $275. On the face of the check it specified for materials. I received a call and the person from the check cashi
did your gardner speak english? he probably thought you were giving him a handou...

Must a landlord return a deposit placed on an apartment before the lease was signed if the lease doesn't get executed?
good question and tough situation. What you can do realisticly and what you shou...