Heartwarming moment: Child calls 911 to give Florida deputy a hug
When a Florida deputy was dispatched to a home for a 911 call on Wednesday, he found himself in the midst of a great lesson — and an even more heartwarming incident.
Denver 911 testing new video stream to see emergencies live (CO)
Denver’s testing a new technology that would allow 911 operators to see emergencies live. Callers can stream live video from their cell phones and send it directly to emergency call takers.
Vallejo dispatchers to move to new portable buildings outside police HQ (CA)
ALLEJO – The Vallejo City Council voted Tuesday to install new portable buildings next to the current police headquarters to house the city’s emergency dispatch center instead of the location that city staff had previously selected at the waterfront police building.
Out with the old and in with the new Outagamie County 911 center (WI)
The Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office has been pushing for a new 911 communications center for years and after some pushback it’s finally underway.
Student waits 3 hours for police after alleged rape at New Orleans school (LA)
A 9-1-1 call log shows the victim of an alleged rape at a New Orleans school had to wait three hours for an NOPD officer to arrive.
Amid questions about how calls are prioritized, the head of the 9-1-1 call center says he didn’t know anything about the incident.
