During times of emergency, your first instinct is to probably pick up the phone and call 911.
But as Huntsville’s population continues to grow, those emergency calls also grow. This growth has caused a shortage of dispatchers for the Huntsville Police Department.
To combat that shortage, they’ve ramped up recruiting efforts in the past year. Officials told WAFF 48 that those efforts are finally starting to pay off.
STANSBURY PARK — The Tooele County Sheriff’s Office is under fire after a major failure during an incident with someone allegedly firing a gun in a neighborhood in September.
Senator Cheryl Kagan has reached a significant milestone in her mission to modernize Maryland’s emergency response system. With her visit to Calvert County’s 9-1-1 center this week, Kagan has officially visited all 24 county Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs).
The FOX 8 I-Team has found Cleveland police dispatchers punished for not working overtime even when they expected to have a day off, so we investigated.
A Kansas City, Missouri, City Council committee approved an ordinance Tuesday that would create a “unified 911” dispatch system for the Kansas City police and fire departments.
