A dispatcher with the Austin Police Department was able to lead officers to the scene of a homicide by using the sound of the officer’s voices becoming louder on a 911 call, according to a Travis County murder affidavit.
Governor Josh Shapiro wants to invest in Pennsylvania’s 9-1-1 emergency dispatch system, firefighters, and emergency medical services (EMS) providers. The Governor’s budget would invest over $50 million in county 9-1-1 systems and devote $36 million for equipment, training, and staffing needs for firefighters and EMS providers.
In May 2022, Las Vegas 911 dispatcher, Salina Freeman, received a call she says she will never forget.
It was from a desperate mother who said she was having a psychotic breakdown and was thinking of harming her 1-year-old daughter.
When there’s an emergency, Hamilton County 911 Telecommunicator Advanced Tracy Boyd is one of the first people to respond.
The NYS Dept. of Homeland Security and Emergency Services denied 2 On Your Side’s FOIL request to see a copy of its Next Gen 911 plan.
