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.
Key U.S. House members introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide $15 billion in federal funding to support 911 centers nationwide as they make the transition from legacy technology to an IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) platform.
Standalone legislation that had not been assigned a bill number as of Friday night, the “Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2023” was introduced by Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Richard Hudson (R-N.C.)—both of whom are members of the Congressional NextGen 911 Caucus.
