PA Emergency Dispatch System Down for Days Due to Cyberattack

The computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system for Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has been down for days after a cyberattack, according to news reports.

First responders are relying on phone and radio communication as the county tried to remedy and investigate the situation in the wake of Sunday’s attack, News 10 Philadelphia reports.

As of Tuesday, there was no projected timeframe for when these services might resume, the report said.

JEMS: A Gray Future: Implications for EMS

In May 2023, a ransomware attack shut down city websites and networks, including first responders’ CAD, in Dallas, Texas. The cyberattack compelled the fire department to adopt a manual style of dispatching via radio communications and reportedly “significantly impacted” firefighter and police response.

Meriden (CT) Car Crashes Into Bridge

Man, 20, Killed in Meriden (CT) After Car Crashes Into Train Bridge

A 20-year-old man died after police said a vehicle struck part of the Amtrak train bridge on South Colony Road head-on.
cobb (ga) blood products

Cobb (GA) Fire Crews Among First in State to Carry Blood Products

Under an initiative launched by the Cobb Fire Department Friday, paramedics will carry blood products to allow for emergency blood transfusions before patients are transported to the…