BRAZOS COUNTY, Tx — From car crashes to medical emergencies and everything in between, 9-1-1 dispatchers are the first ones to take the call when something tragic happens.
A text-to-911 service New York City launched in June 2020 has been helped emergency officials respond to more than 100,000 unique incidents.
The Arlington County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) will launch Amazon Connect to handle non-emergency calls starting June 1, 2023. This cloud-based service allows anyone to contact the County quickly and easily for non-emergency issues using the non-emergency line, 703-558-2222, freeing up 9-1-1 professionals to focus on emergencies.
House Energy & Commerce Committee members unanimously advanced a bill that would reauthorize the FCC’s authority to conduct spectrum auctions for three years and provide $14.8 billion to transition the nation’s 911 center from legacy technologies to an IP-based, next-generation 911 (NG911) platform.
Ashley Marlow has been honored for helping a 911 caller cope with an armed man on her front porch in Richmond.
