9-1-1COLORADO FOUNDATION

As a charitable organization, we will operate in the most ethical, transparent and verifiable manner possible. It is essential that we earn and keep the trust of those from whom we seek donations, and represent the honor and selflessness of the public safety community we seek to benefit... In April 2003, 5 month old Christopher Vasquez died in Westminster Colorado, after he stopped breathing, and his mother's call to 9-1-1 was routed to Douglas County. The mother sued her phone company claiming that the call was misrouted because of an error in the address entered into the 9-1-1 database by the company. She claimed that because of the misrouted call, it took 12 minutes for First Responders to arrive when there was a fire station located around the corner. We plan to use your donation to fund Next Gen 9-1-1 in Colorado, which will interconnect Emergency Call Centers and their dispatch computers so that that information already given to a 9-1-1 operator can be transferred with misrouted..

Also known as: 9-1-1Colorado.Org PO

Primary location: Castle Rock United States