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1) The call
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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When a veteran 911 operator takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life.
2) Dial 911!
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English
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What should you do if there's a fire? Get to safety and call 9-1-1! This sing-along picture book lets kids practice this vital skill in a fun, safe way. Young readers will feel like heroes as they tap their feet to this catchy song about fire safety, with online music access.
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Series
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English
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Dana Newell has just moved to Rock Harbor to take a job as a sheriff's dispatcher and is settling in next door to Bree and Kade Matthews. The abusive relationship she left behind seems a distant memory in this perfect place. Her first day on the job, Dana receives a call from her friend Allyson who screams "He's going to kill me too" before the phone goes dead. Dana immediately dispatches a deputy, but it's too late. Allyson's death is ruled an accident,...
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English
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"Uh-oh, Dad needs help! When Dad is locked in the basement, Little Critter knows what to do. He picks up the phone to dial three numbers. The firemen arrive in just a few minutes to rescue Dad... but they don't stay long to share in the excitement. They have another job to do. Join Little Critter as he shares his 9-1-1 smarts!"
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
4th edition.
Language
English
Description
If you plan to take the public safety dispatcher/911 operator exam, this guide contains practice tests and test -taking strategies to help you improve your score. Includes a thorough review of every question type on the exam, as well as tips on answering job announcements and interviewing successfully.
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English
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You answer a call from a fourteen-year-old boy asking for someone to arrest his mother, who is smoking crack in their bathroom. You talk with him until the cops arrive, making sure there are no weapons around and learning that his favorite subject in school is lunch. Five minutes later, you have to deal with someone complaining about his neighbor's clarinet practice. What is it like to be on the receiving end of desperate calls for help . . . every...
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English
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A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist's groundbreaking account of the crime that shocked New York City-and the world In the early hours of March 13, 1964, twenty-eight-year-old Catherine "Kitty" Genovese was stabbed to death in the middle-class neighborhood of Kew Gardens, Queens. The attack lasted for more than a half hour-enough time for Genovese's assailant to move his car and change hats before returning to rape and kill her just a few steps from...
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
In this episode, Zimmo shares the fun and interesting facts about emergency vehicles. Tour a fire station and see where firefighters eat, live and sleep. Learn about the gear used and how a fire truck works. Learn about fire safety and the importance of an emergency plan. Visit a dispatch center and see what happens when a person calls 911 for help.
14) Strange culture
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Steve Kurtz's nightmare began on May 11, 2004, when he awoke to find his wife dead of heart failure. Police responding to his distressed 911 call became suspicious of biological equipment in his house and contacted the FBI. Only hours after his wife's tragic death, he found himself detained as a suspected "bioterrorist, " as dozens of federal agents in Hazmat suites scoured his home, seizing his art materials, computers, manuscripts, books, his cat,...
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