“911 … what is your emergency?”
Those are the words you hear often when watching a police show. In real life, they are far more chilling.
Tanya Shivley of Philomath, who was living in another state at the time, recalls making just such a call when her mother was having a heart attack.
“How much is your emergency worth”? She asked in a letter to the Gazette-Times. “Believe me, when that ambulance pulls into your driveway to take your mom to the hospital, it is worth every penny.”
Shivley is backing Measure 2-124 on the Benton County ballot Nov. 5. The measure, if passed, would create a 911 emergency dispatch service district for most of the county. Included would be law enforcement offices and fire districts throughout the county.