emergency response

"The Race to an Emergency," a special hour-long documentary by KALW News examining the 911 Emergency Response System in Oakland. Reporter Ali Budner and…

The story behind the country's real first ambulance system carries themes of race and class. It was created in the late 1960s. Up until then, police would…

The coordinated 9-1-1 system has grown up in fits and starts in different parts of the country.Up until the late 1960s, you had to dial “0” or a 7-digit…

Last night’s fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond put city residents in a state of panic. The fire sent up a huge plume of black smoke, stopping…