Wireless 9-1-1 Tracking a Godsend for Rescuers, Patients

" The enhanced service brought help fast for the man who had lost feeling in one of his legs. But, that wasn't the case for snowmobilers who fell through the ice in January 2004, said Jim Nickel, director of public safety communications in Brown County.

That incident happened before the center had the latest technology, and it took rescuers nearly three hours to find the couple, who were suffering from hyperthermia, Nickel said. "Wireless 9-1-1 Tracking a Godsend for Rescuers, Patients: Top News Stories at Officer.com