911 Faces Its Own Emergency - KFF Health News
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The national 911 emergency response system is in the midst of its own code red. The lack of federal funding to upgrade aging 911 systems has created significant disparities in state emergency response services, with older operations plagued by outages and longer response times. Last month, for instance, Massachusetts was hit with a statewide 911 outage that lasted about two hours — making it at least the eighth…
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