NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Nashville hosted a historic two-day celebration marking America’s 250th anniversary of independence, while handling a historic number of phone calls.
Music City’s 911 personnel handled 7,438 calls across emergency and non-emergency lines, exceeding the national standard for answering 911 calls.
This followed months of coordinated planning between the Department of Emergency Communications, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp, the Metro Nashville Police Department, the Nashville Fire Department and EMS, and other partners…