911's state of emergency in Missouri
Wow. I grew up in Missouri. I had no idea that things had gotten this bad:
Would you pay 75 cents per month for 911 service?
Link (via The Consumerist)
Eighteen counties in Missouri -- about 16 percent - lack local 911 service on landline phones. Tracking cell phone calls is even spottier.Those quotes are from Missouri's Public Safety Director Mark James as he's lobbying for a $0.75 monthly fee on all wireless phones to support improvements to the state's 911 service.
Half of Missouri's counties lack the ability to track cell phone callers' locations at all. Only 20 statewide can pinpoint a caller's location, while some can find a general area.
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"Ours is one of the worst in the nation, and actions must be taken to correct this life-threatening problem," James said. "I pray that we don't have to have a catastrophe occur before we have the courage to fix this situation."
About three-fourths of Missouri's 171 emergency call centers also have outdated equipment and need technology improvements, such as the ability to share data with each other in a major disaster, James said.
Would you pay 75 cents per month for 911 service?
Link (via The Consumerist)
Labels: 911, emergency services, missouri, taxes
posted by brad77 at 8/08/2007 10:39:00 AM
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This is crazy!
The fact that we're spending the money we're spending outside our borders when basic deficiencies such as this exist in our own country is completely ridiculous.
$75 a month for knowing that professionals will know how to reach you in an emergency is chump change.
How much is your cable bill?
That's $0.75. Those are cents, not dollars! That's not a cable bill, that's the change between the cushions of your couch!
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