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An Iowa pilot program plans to give two EMS providers $50,000 each to use an app to notify nearby first responders to quickly respond to an emergency before an ambulance can arrive.

Emergency medical services are not legally required to show up when you dial 911 in Iowa. So, what happens when no one is around to respond? This is part one of our six-part series, Essential: A KCCI investigaiton.