At the Columbia County Dispatch Center in Portage, 911 operators say they’re dealing with a barrage of accidental 911 calls — and most of them are coming from triggers on smart devices.
911 Coordinator Elisabeth Schultz says on any given day, they receive dozens of false alarms.
WASHINGTON (7News) — The battle is heating up between the D.C. mayor and city council over her recommended leader of the city’s 911 system.
Councilmembers said they won’t approve the mayor’s recommendation, who is the controversial acting director, Karima Holmes.
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — When two Kanawha County commissioners toured the renovated Metro 911 center, they received a surprise – a sign naming the center after the commission’s president.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A “cybersecurity incident” on Thanksgiving caused a disruption to certain computer systems, including the county’s website and some services.
Not only was Clarion County the first county in Pennsylvania to have a 9-1-1 service, but the county is also now part of 10 counties in the Northern Tier region that successfully upgraded to the Next Generation 911 system.
