COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the next step toward expanding lifesaving Next Generation 911 across the state, with Belmont and Jefferson counties among those being added to the initiative.
A Potter County Sheriff’s Office employee will deploy later this week to support emergency dispatch operations in Kerrville, as part of a coordinated response to widespread flooding in Central Texas.
AT&T announces that AT&T ESInet—the carrier’s i3-compliant Emergency Services IP Network (ESInet) that is designed to help enable next-generation 911 (NG911)—will support photo and video messaging natively within 911 systems, as well as the delivery of automatic crash alerts.
Following a vote by the Spokane Regional Emergency Communications (SREC) Board to end their contract for dispatch services for the Spokane Fire Department (SFD) on January 1, 2026, City of Spokane replied with plans to create their own emergency communications system.
Phelps County Communication Center has been renamed the Paula Volkmer 9-1-1 Center in honor of its long-time chief.
“She gave her life to a purpose,” said Steve Zap, Phelps County Emergency Services District board chairman said June 19 just before the board meeting. “She wanted the officers and agencies that she dispatched for to be safe and to be more efficient. She wanted to do what she could to catch the bad guys, and she wanted to keep the people in Phelps County safe.”
