MADRID – HOUSTON COUNTY – DOTHAN: 07:50 AM. Houston County 911 dispatched Cottonwood Rescue and Houston County Sheriff Deputies to Madrid to a child not breathing. Cottonwood Rescue requested Rehobeth Rescue also respond reference advanced life support.
On arrival to the scene it was a load and go to Southeast Health, emergency transport, CPR in progress with medics of Rehobeth and Cottonwood fighting for this child.
Houston County Sheriff Deputies and Dothan Police Department are catching intersections blocking traffic so the ambulance does not have to yield and stop waiting to make sure the intersection is clear.
08:16 AM Rehobeth EMS and Cottonwood Rescue have arrived at Southeast Health.
ARITON – DALE COUNTY: 07:56 AM. Ozark – Dale County dispatched EMS and Dale County Sheriff Department to the Ariton area, patient not breathing – CPR in progress. The call is an adult.
On arrival of emergency units, CPR discontinued and person is deceased.
Prayer for patients, families, EMS, law enforcement and the 911 Centers. The 911 dispatchers are trained to try and calm the caller and step them through CPR instructions while EMS and law enforcement respond. The 911 Centers are the bridge between the caller and- law enforcement – fire – EMS. The calmness of the 911 Center, whether a 911 call or officer/fire/EMS yelling for help keeps the situations calm and not chaotic.
Over a decade ago when two Dothan Police Officers were shot while walking into HOBO Pantry on East Main Street and Beverlye Road, the Dothan Police Chief told the 911 Centers to remain calm. That their calmness will keep all involved calm. If they lost it and were overly excited then all on the radio would loose it. And that has rang in my head for decades. In that situation the officer, who is now a Sergeant with Dothan Police Department, casually walking into the store for a cup of coffee. The store was being robbed at the time, unknown to the officers. As the officers walked into the store the gunman, who was hiding behind the counter, rose up firing at the officers, striking one of the officers. The officer, ambushed, after shot pulled his weapon and shot the suspect. The officer shot is alive and well. His partner was an officer in training, who also reacted. But after that the trainee decided law enforcement was not for him.
This morning, adjoining counties, both 911 Centers, law enforcement and EMS all met with same type calls within six minutes of each other – patient not breathing – CPR in progress. The 911 dispatchers are not seen, they get little to no media coverage. But the 911 dispatchers ARE THE GLUE to keep emergencies running smooth and rolling immediate help. And the more information they obtain and inform the required emergency units, means the difference, often times, of the emergency units going home safe, the citizens lives being saved, and the persons reporting remaining calm. THANK YOU to all emergency units, most especially the 911 Centers.
DOTHAN: Dothan Police and Houston County Sheriff Deputies were jointly involved in a high risk traffic stop in the area of Ross Clark Circle and Wesley Way around midnight.
VIA TEXT RICKEY 334-790-1739: Crazy chase from West main to camping world. Silver Charger. They must have tossed something out the window around Wesley way, as there were several cops stopped and searching the roadside with flashlights.
Subjects did not stop, immediately. Officers conducted a felony traffic stop. Three subjects were in vehicle. At least one or more had outstanding arrest warrants.
Officers looked in area of travel and area where they threw something from vehicle. Unknown what or if officers found anything.
DOTHAN: 11:26 PM. Dothan 911 dispatched to 1462 East Burdeshaw Street. At the time of dispatch reports to Dothan 911 smoke visible in kitchen, no flames visible. At time of dispatch Dothan 911 informed responding units that one person had burns.
On arrival of the first Dothan Fire Engine they reported nothing visible and all incoming units go to level 1 staging. Level 1 staging means for incoming engines to stand by on arrival at fire hydrants and ready to deploy for an aggressive offensive attach while the primary engine investigates.
Shortly after arrival the primary engine reported medical treatment to a patient that had burns on both arms. The burns were from a grease fire. Dothan Fire Engine 1 and Pilcher Ambulance transported one patient, trauma alert, to Southeast Health in Dothan.
A fire prevention officer was notified of the injuries.
Dothan Fire, Dothan Police and Pilcher Ambulance responded.
Can you post something for me. It’s my step son and his wife’s dog that’s been missing a week. This is Lanie’s last post. They are desperate bc they have a 3 year old wanting her dog. And the other dog is so scared.
This is her post
1 week. It has been 1 full week without our boy. We are truly at a loss! Our 3 year old still calls for him everytime she goes out and our golden retriever is scared to be in his kennel without max. We miss our boy so much. We have took pictures, we have called all the vets we could get on the phone, all shelters, we have cameras up to catch any movement in the yard, we have gone door to door, we too our golden on a walk around the property to see if he gets a scent of him and nothing. I am not sure how to reach out to the radio stations but as soon as I figure it out I will be doing that. I have had several people mention a reward but we were hoping if someone had our boy it wouldn’t take a reward to return him to his 3 year old. He went missing on cottonwood rd between halstead store rd and co rd 33 but he could be anywhere by now.
TEXT RICKEY 334-790-1729 with any information and I will pass on.
DOTHAN: 7:00 PM Family and friends gathered at Westgate Park tonight at the ANGEL OF HOPE for a Candlelight Vigil.
A tribute to those who left this earth untimely to join the Heavenly Father.
This was the 10th Annual Candlelight Vigil. Mr. Steve Hardwick spoke and described how the Angel of Hope come into being. In year 2016, Steve was thinking about something to remember the chidlren and family who have left this world untimely. He called then Dothan Mayor Mike Schmitz about 9 PM to discuss it with him. Mayor Mike said “he was in” but he was in London and it was 3 AM there. But he would get back with him when he returned.
And Mayor Mike did as he said. The first location that was offered was Popular Park. They did not believe this was the the place and later Mayor Mike called Steve, met him at Westgate Park and it was decided on the location where it is today.
Steve told he Mayor that he was not asking for Dothan funds to construct it. And it came to reality because of donations. Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Saliba donated the concrete which was probably about $ 30,000.00. The monument known as ANGEL OF HOPE was constructed which cost around $ 100.000.00.
It costs around $ 11,000.00 a year to maintain the monument and landscape around it. Funded entirely by donations. Steve told of a lady in California who contributes who has never been to Dothan. She sends several contributions a year. She was impressed with the monument and wanted to contribute to it’s upkeep.
Dothan’s current Mayor Mark Saliba has met with Steve and supports the ANGEL OF HOPE toally. That it is a great tribute to those who have lost loved ones and what our community is all about, supporting one another.
A poem was read. Two parents spoke. A prayer. Then family and friends laid candles and flowers in rememberance of their loved ones who have untimely deaths.
NOTE: Steve Hardwick has a compassion for families suffering. For years he baked pound cakes raising money for those suffering from illness. And he raised thousands upon thousands of dollars to help people that Steve did not know until the fundraiser. Steve, PRAISE GOD, has not lost a child. But he has a calling of caring for those who have lost children and by remembering them. And that calling resulting in a vision which became reality in the ANGEL OF HOPE.
