A former Seattle 911 dispatcher is blasting the city for causing the death of a resident who didn’t receive timely aid because paramedics sat outside his home waiting for a police escort.
William Yurek, 45, died of a heart attack in 2021 after his young son called 911 for help. Yurek is the victim of a city that places addresses on a danger list to firefighters and paramedics, who wait for police backup before entering.The system is meant to flag occupants or situations that would be hazardous for first responders, including mentally unstable people or firearm possessions.
Smith said he was harassed and demoted after he tried to fix the problem before Yurek’s death. He had been with the city for 20 years before he resigned, even serving on an advisory board for King County’s 911 systems from 2017 to 2021. Smith has filed a claim for damages because he was harassed, demoted, and suspended “in retaliation for reporting and speaking out against my manager’s actions and decisions that created a public safety risk.”
“These electronic records have a high degree of inaccuracy, are effectively hidden from public disclosure,” Smith told the Seattle Times. He added that erroneous information exists more often with low-income residents because they move more often.
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