John Oliver shows why 911 emergency call centers are desperately outdated
YouTube/HBO
Dispatchers get a lot of calls: 240 million a year, according to the show. And though 84 million of those are butt dials, there are still many that are very serious, and because of underfunding, understaffing, and a lack of technology upgrades in the cell phone-obsessed era we live in, depending on what state you live in, the accuracy of the 911 dispatcher finding your location is very low.
In many cases 10%.
That means the Domino's app knows where you're located more often than a 911 dispatcher.
In true John Oliver fashion, he tackles the topic with hilarity and shocking facts, like that the government has set a benchmark hoping to improve 911 so dispatchers can find one out of every five callers by 2021. Wow!
There's been talk of a "next-generation 911" service for a decade, in which dispatchers would be connected to IP-based networks and would even be able to accept video and text messages.
But as Oliver points out, many states have diverted money that's supposed to go into their 911 support to other needs.
Meaning it's still going to be more likely that an Uber can find you faster than an ambulance for the foreseeable future.
Watch the full segment below:
- Top temples to visit in India you must visit atleast once in a lifetime
- Top 10 adventure sports across India: Where to experience them in 2024
- Market recap: Valuation of 6 of top 10 firms declines by Rs 68,417 cr; Airtel biggest laggard
- West Bengal Elections: Rift among INDIA bloc partners triggers three-cornered intense contests
- Angel Investing Opportunities
- Nothing Phone (2a) blue edition launched
- JNK India IPO allotment date
- JioCinema New Plans
- Realme Narzo 70 Launched
- Apple Let Loose event
- Elon Musk Apology
- RIL cash flows
- Charlie Munger
- Feedbank IPO allotment
- Tata IPO allotment
- Most generous retirement plans
- Broadcom lays off
- Cibil Score vs Cibil Report
- Birla and Bajaj in top Richest
- Nestle Sept 2023 report
- India Equity Market