/tags/first-responders First Responders en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:51:23 GMT /law-order/2025-06-17/need-to-reach-911-in-st-louis-county-now-you-can-send-a-text English-speaking people who need emergency assistance anywhere in St. Louis County can now reach emergency services by texting 911. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:51:23 GMT /law-order/2025-06-17/need-to-reach-911-in-st-louis-county-now-you-can-send-a-text Jeremy D. Goodwin /government-politics-issues/2025-05-06/missouri-legislature-approves-expanding-first-responder-benefits Senate Bill 71 expands the death benefit for officers killed in the line of duty to $100,000. Tue, 06 May 2025 20:17:48 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-05-06/missouri-legislature-approves-expanding-first-responder-benefits Evy Lewis /health-science-environment/2024-03-12/missouri-pilot-program-trains-ems-crews-to-give-overdose-victims-addiction-meds EMS workers across the state are receiving training on how to give overdose victims a dose of buprenorphine, which manages cravings and withdrawal symptoms, after reviving them from an overdose with the overdose reversal drug naloxone. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 21:59:44 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-12/missouri-pilot-program-trains-ems-crews-to-give-overdose-victims-addiction-meds Sarah Fentem /law-order/2023-12-04/st-charles-county-911-system-to-get-11-3-million-upgrade The work will be done over a period of 18 months. It will allow dispatchers to get the exact location of a cellphone call, rather than relying on triangulation using nearby towers. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2023-12-04/st-charles-county-911-system-to-get-11-3-million-upgrade Rachel Lippmann /health-science-environment/2023-10-16/plans-for-carbon-dioxide-pipelines-raise-safety-concerns-for-small-town-responders Proposed projects would add more than 3,000 miles of new carbon pipelines through rural parts of the Midwest. Some emergency officials are concerned about safety, especially after a rupture on a similar pipeline three years ago. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-10-16/plans-for-carbon-dioxide-pipelines-raise-safety-concerns-for-small-town-responders Grant Gerlock /government-politics-issues/2023-09-15/missouri-911-dispatchers-now-qualify-as-first-responders-heres-why-that-matters Previously, dispatchers were classified as clerical workers, which didn’t give them access to the benefits other first responders receive. Experts hope this will attract more candidates to the job. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-09-15/missouri-911-dispatchers-now-qualify-as-first-responders-heres-why-that-matters Savannah Hawley-Bates /law-order/2023-06-14/forward-through-ferguson-report-highlights-st-louis-regions-fragmented-911-system The 911 system in the St. Louis area is inefficient and fragmented and uses outdated technology. That’s according to a new report by Forward Through Ferguson, which examined public safety and the 911 system in the region. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:18:16 GMT /law-order/2023-06-14/forward-through-ferguson-report-highlights-st-louis-regions-fragmented-911-system Marissanne Lewis-Thompson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-11-04/what-the-new-first-responder-status-means-for-911-dispatchers-in-st-louis-county A dispatcher explains how the new county law will help 911 dispatchers to lobby for better pay, benefits, training, mental health services and more. Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:50:40 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-11-04/what-the-new-first-responder-status-means-for-911-dispatchers-in-st-louis-county Lara Hamdan /coronavirus/2021-01-29/missouri-governments-look-for-as-many-pipelines-as-possible-to-vaccinate-their-first-responders Gov. Mike Parson opened up eligibility for police officers, firefighters and ambulance crews earlier this month, and the progress in getting them vaccinated has been slow but steady. Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:21:01 GMT /coronavirus/2021-01-29/missouri-governments-look-for-as-many-pipelines-as-possible-to-vaccinate-their-first-responders Rachel Lippmann /politics-issues/2020-05-14/police-fire-departments-in-st-louis-region-work-to-keep-themselves-safe-during-pandemic The highly contagious coronavirus has forced police and fire departments, often the most public-facing of city services, to change the way they interact… Thu, 14 May 2020 10:37:36 GMT /politics-issues/2020-05-14/police-fire-departments-in-st-louis-region-work-to-keep-themselves-safe-during-pandemic Rachel Lippmann