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Call 911 on a Land Line And now, with widespread use of cell phones, callers are increasingly difficult for 911 responders to track. In an article on the Connecticut Post website, John Burgeson says about a dozen people called 911 to report a fire on Saturday in a Stratford apartment. They all called on cell phones. The first caller used a cell phone “and failed to give dispatchers an address,” Stratford mayor James R. Miron told the Connecticut Post. Not having an address delayed firefighters, whose response to the blaze was nevertheless deemed well within accepted standards. The fire was likely the result of a lit cigarette in the mattress of Linda Borger, who died in the fire with her 17-year-old son, Anthony. Officials told Burgeson the mother and son likely both lost consciousness when they inhaled superheated air. Their death was the result of several factors, notably a missing second-floor smoke detector. While the property owner had found the detector in good working order as recently as last Thursday, it had since been disconnected and hidden under towels because it was chirping. To read the full article, click here:
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