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Feliz questions steps taken after alarm call issues discovered

New York City Council · Sep 9, 2026 · starts 0:45:36 · 1 min 12 sec

Feliz asks what steps were taken after alarm call problems surfaced and why a broader look wasn't taken sooner. Gelobter explains reports came from different channels with different contexts—first investigated as headset issues, then alarm routing with Verizon, then the broader bridge call at 8:30 a.m.

Oswald J. Feliz

And what steps did we take right after we learned that there were some alarm company calls that weren't going through?

Oswald J. Feliz

And why did we take a broader look into the issue?

Lisa Gelobter

Yeah, I think, again, these reports came in from different pockets and with

Lisa Gelobter

with slightly different context.

Lisa Gelobter

So the first calls came in from, or I'm sorry, the first reports were from call takers at one position and then an adjacent position.

Lisa Gelobter

And so that first thing was looked at for headset issues, for things that might be physically related.

Lisa Gelobter

And so that's what was being explored at that point.

Lisa Gelobter

Then additional information came in, again, I think I said at about 7.30, around more alarm company information.

Lisa Gelobter

And so that was when we started to engage Verizon, because sometimes that is related to the carrier experience and interaction.

Lisa Gelobter

Then at 8.30, we realized that it was a broader issue, and that's when we jumped on the bridge call and got everybody involved.

Oswald J. Feliz

Based on what you know, approximately how many alarm calls had issues before 6.40 a.m.