Preview | Who Responds?
Preview: 10/23/2026 | 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Not every 911 call needs a badge or a siren. Three NC counties are changing who shows up.
Call 911 in parts of NC and the person who shows up may not be a police officer. Explore how Wilmington sends civilians to minor crashes, how a community paramedic in Edgecombe County began testing street drugs and rebuilt his team’s overdose response around what came back and how Guilford County answers its most frequent callers with a social worker.
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ncIMPACT is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
Preview | Who Responds?
Preview: 10/23/2026 | 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Call 911 in parts of NC and the person who shows up may not be a police officer. Explore how Wilmington sends civilians to minor crashes, how a community paramedic in Edgecombe County began testing street drugs and rebuilt his team’s overdose response around what came back and how Guilford County answers its most frequent callers with a social worker.
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