A year after a beloved Livingston Parish sheriff’s deputy and dispatcher died of COVID, her husband is carrying on her legacy as the department’s “guardian angel” by donating bulletproof vests to colleagues who served alongside her.
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.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Dispatchers may soon be able to provide more services to 911 callers in an emergency.
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.
STAMFORD — Members of the Board of Representatives want city officials to lay out how much it would cost to increase staffing at Stamford’s 911 center after it took a resident several tries before someone picked up her call about a downed tree blocking a road on a Friday night.
