emergency calls
Coverage of emergency calls in the Nexus archive.
- Homeless encampents are threats to public safety — and we need real action
The article discusses the impact of homeless encampments on public safety in Los Angeles, highlighting increased crime, decay, and fear. It reports that some homeless housing developments, including city and state-owned buildings, are generating hundreds of emergency calls for various reasons.
- Trains and emergency calls affected after major outage at Australia's largest telecoms company
A major outage at Australia's largest telecoms company disrupted trains and emergency calls. Servers at data centres in Sydney and Melbourne were identified as the cause, though the exact reason remains unknown.
- Furious LA firefighters take rarely seen step in fight against Karen Bass: ‘Domino effect’
Los Angeles firefighters are facing severe strain due to extended shifts, unpaid wages, and a stagnant city budget, exacerbating rising emergency call volumes and response times. The crisis has pushed the system to the brink, with workers reporting collapse-like conditions.