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tazzygirl -> RE: Need for less federal government? (1/9/2010 6:25:42 AM)
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As a nurse, my CPR is dependent upon me to keep updated for the job, unless my job OFFERS to pay for the course. I dont see why this has to be any different for 911 operators. Any other health care worker has to have these skills. And since the program tells you if you have an emergency to call 911 for medical help, its not unwarranted to believe hey at least can talk a lay person through safety procedures.
as far as phone lines being disconnected...
Well, 911 still works, in most cases. In California, telephone companies are required to keep the line “warm” even if service is voluntarily or involuntarily discontinued. This access to 911 service is often referred to as ‘warm line access’ or ‘quick dial tone,’ so named because a minimal amount of electricity continues to run through the line. You may not get a dial tone, but plug a phone into a socket with no phone service and the phone will light up. I verified this again with the California Public Utilities Commission.
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“Please note however, that it is very important that customers should rely on the service provider that they use for phone service, to provide access to 911, and they should not assume that a discontinued line or line not in use provides that access to 911,” Chow said.
Telephone companies are only required to offer 911 access if technology allows. As the code says, “… to the extent permitted by existing technology or facilities.” If the resident cuts all electricity to the ‘warm lines,’ then AT&T and Verizon can’t offer emergency service (one reason why a person would cut the warm line is to use the house’s copper wires for VoIP service — most VoIP customers don’t bother doing this, though).
Also, Chow points out, “the Commission has not specified a time limit governing how long the carrier is required to maintain the facilities to a customer who has discontinued service, and these requirements will vary by carrier.”
Both AT&T and Verizon provide these “warm lines” to customers.
http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/18/911-still-works-if-you-discontinue-phone-service-to-save-money/6426/
Instead of assuming you know more than everyone else, try having an open mind, servant. Others do know things you do not, you know things i do not, and i tend to listen and research before typing.
so, even if your phone is disconncted by the phone company, the 911 service will work, depending on the state you live in. as the article states, AT&T and Verizon dont completely disconnect.
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