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911

The Christmas Day bombing cut off emergency communications across Tennessee. Here’s what’s changed since.

Alexis Marshall

December 22, 2021

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The Christmas Day bombing resulted in major disruptions to 911 call centers across Tennessee. One year later, here’s how the network has changed.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: 911, AT&T, Christmas bombing, Tennessee Emergency Communications Board

As 911 Lines Are Restored, Tennessee Officials Analyze AT&T Outage And Future Back Up Plans

Ambriehl Crutchfield

January 4, 2021

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On Christmas morning, Hannah Bleam reached out to Nashville officials to offer help after learning about the explosion.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: 911, AT&T, Nashville Christmas blast, Williamson County

911 Calls Help Clarify Nashville Bombing Timeline

Nina Cardona

December 30, 2020

Nashville street covered in explosion debris

WPLN News has obtained audio from several 911 calls, which help to clarify the timeline of the Christmas morning bombing in downtown Nashville. The first comes at 5:26 am, from a man inside a 2nd Avenue apartment. He reports gunfire that seems to be taking place in his own building. But minutes later, a nearby […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: 911, Nashville Christmas blast

911 Lines And Flights Interrupted By Blast Damage To Nashville AT&T Facility

Alexis Marshall, Samantha MaxandAmbriehl Crutchfield

December 25, 2020

downtown Nashville explosion

Updated 10:00 p.m. Central Time Law enforcement agencies around Nashville and as far away as Knox County and Kentucky, reported their 911 lines were down, though some are back up. Most flights out of Nashville International Airport are taking off again after departures were suspended. And hospitals report having difficulty making or receiving calls.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: 911, law enforcement, Metro Police, Nashville Christmas blast

Nashville Moves To Settle Lawsuit With Family Of Man Killed In Waffle House Attack

Samantha Max

April 20, 2020

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42 seconds. That’s how long it took for a Metro dispatcher to realize a police officer had been sent to the wrong Waffle House on Murfreesboro Pike on April 22, 2018. Moments earlier, authorities say, 29-year-old Travis Reinking had ambushed the restaurant with an AR-15, killing four late-night diners inside.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: 911, Metro Nashville Police Department, Nashville Metro Council, Waffle House shooting

Tax Collectors, Others Granted Access to New 911 Map

Blake Farmer

December 27, 2012

The state agency that oversees emergency communications is upgrading to what’s known as Next Generation 911. A bi-product is a sophisticated map that is now going to be shared with other parts of state government.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: 911, Andy Spears, Next Generation 911

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