After a ransomware attack on Dallas city systems, both fire and police rank-and-file leaders said response times have slowed as first responders rely on...
. Other services affected include 311, municipal courts and Dallas Water Utilities.
He said the attack has made for a more dangerous environment for first responders. With systems down, fire employees aren’t receiving in-route updates they normally would receive. “If you ask just a regular firefighter out there, he just knows that dispatch is down,” McDade said. “There’s also no way to communicate with everybody.”
“The first responders of Dallas, who put their lives on the line, absolutely deserve better,” the group said in a tweet.
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