SALT LAKE CITY — In many areas across the state from Saturday through Sunday, emergency dispatchers and police departments let the public know that 9-1-1 wasn’t working on some mobile devices.
“We learned about it yesterday [Saturday] that 9-1-1 didn’t appear to be working, and it supposedly will be carrier specific, but we weren’t really sure,” Davis County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Liz Sollis said… READ MORE
More and more 911 dispatch centers and county emergency management agencies in the state have implemented a system for users to contact 911 through text message – but the capability isn’t available everywhere.
Greg Leathers, the director of Greene County Emergency Management Agency, said the county wants to have the system in place. However, they’re currently waiting on one of four cellphone service providers to complete their setup to be a part of the 911 texting system in the county… READ MORE
U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Jerry McNerney (D-CA) introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to improve network resiliency in times of emergency.
The Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today’s Networks Act (H.R. 5926), or the RESILIENT Networks Act, requires pre-planned coordination among advanced communication providers during…
By later this year, emergency calls in a four-town area that includes Foxboro, Mansfield, Norton, and Easton will be heading to one central location, leading to faster and more coordinated response times from police and firefighters.
Work is progressing at a steady pace to open a regional public safety communications center in Foxboro that will be known as Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Emergency Communications Center…
The Snoqualmie City Council will host an open house to showcase public safety services.
The open house will take place form 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 29 at the Snoqualmie fire station (37600 Snoqualmie Parkway, Snoqualmie). It is not the first event the city council will hold promoting public safety services.
“The city council’s excited about our public safety programs, and that’s…
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. — A 12-year-old boy was given the 9-1-1 Hero award Friday for his quick actions when a fight broke out between two dogs at his home on Jan. 9.
Andrew Gravil immediately called 9-1-1 after a dog severely bit his grandmother.
Dispatcher Mindy Belger was able to get clear, concise information from Gravil in order to start the Security Fire Department to his house. Gravil remained composed, answering questions and following all…
