Posted on 06/16/2013 2:54:43 PM PDT by redreno
A heroic FDNY dispatcher went beyond the call of duty — staying on the phone with an elderly Upper East Side stroke victim for nearly eight hours while rescuers struggled to pinpoint the woman’s location.
EMT Joann Hilman-Payne took the call from Mary Thomas at about 1 p.m. Monday — and kept the line open as emergency responders tried to find Thomas’ address, according to FDNY documents obtained by The Post.
Rescue workers were first dispatched to an East 71st Street address based on a cellphone tower relaying Thomas’ call. But she wasn’t at that location.
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Obama knew the location; could have asked him.
The NSA could have probably provided them with her location, the color of her undergarments and what she had for dinner the previous evening.
Eight hours?! We need better surveillance. /s
No, death panel would have overridden the request..
Government based efforts failed for 8 hours. Eventually found via Verizon’s efforts.
If your phone doesn’t have GPS capability, there’s no way for anyone to locate you precisely. The next best approach involves RSSM triangulation by comparing the strength of signals from different cell towers but it is imprecise and can produce false readings, as happened here.
We hear about idiot 911 dispatchers all the time, the point which should not be missed, is that in this case the 911 operator demostrated exceptional diligence and deserves respect, nor ridicule.
Absolutely!
Bump.
Her cellphone battery lasted for 8 hours?
Yea the older cellphones used to last quite awhile between charges. The smartphone, not so much.
Because they were phones, not mini computers / portable video game players.
It was probably close to a tower and therefore had its transmitting power turned down. That makes the battery last a lot longer.
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