Latonya Estes
Coverage of Latonya Estes in the Nexus archive.
- ‘I just didn’t want to give up on him’: Detroit dispatcher honored for help finding unconscious man
Latonya Estes, a Detroit 911 dispatcher, was honored for her quick thinking after helping guide firefighters to find an unconscious man near Puritan Avenue and Schaefer Highway. She successfully guided crews by staying on the line and using the sound of a fire engine's siren when the man could not give a precise location. The man was eventually located by firefighters and EMS and has since been released from the hospital.
- Detroit 911 dispatcher honored after using fire engine siren to help locate unconscious man
Detroit 911 dispatcher Latonya Estes was recognized for using a fire engine siren's sound to guide crews toward an unconscious man. After the man could only give a vague location near Puritan Avenue and Schaefer Highway, Estes realized the receding siren helped direct Engine 30. Firefighters eventually located the man, who has since been released from the hospital.