Oneida County launches program to improve 911 services – (NY)
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County has started a new Nurse Navigation Program to increase the efficiency of its 911 dispatch system by driving non-emergency calls to licensed nurses.
Late response times leave people wondering: is 911 the new non-emergency line? – (KS)
Cherokee Co. getting new 911 dispatch radio system (SC)
CHEROKEE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – During an emergency, communication between emergency crews is key. In some spots in Cherokee County, that’s been a problem. A new 911 dispatcher radio system is going to fix that.
Court kills 911-meter fee (KY)
Marshall County Fiscal Court voted to repeal their ordinance that would have placed a fee on every electric service in the county during their meeting Tuesday morning. The move end litigation between the county and the two electric utilities that serve Marshall County.
Wife of slain man says police didn’t respond to her 911 report that he had been taken hostage (CO)
DENVER — A woman who received a desperate text from her husband indicating he had been taken hostage said Tuesday that she called 911 but that police did not respond until about an hour later, by which time he had been shot and killed.
