Burlington County to apply for share of $10 million state funding for 911 centers (NJ)
Burlington County is seeking state funding to help make additional improvements to its emergency communications system.
12-year-old boy to 911 dispatchers – (CA)
Three California Highway Patrol emergency dispatchers were able to help a 12-year-old boy after he called 911 fearing for his safety after his father was driving erratically on the freeway.
‘Cybersecurity incident’ disrupts Washington County website, some services (MD)
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.
Meet 9-1-1, the Next Generation (PA)
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.
California expects 8 PSAPs to make NG911 transition this year, more in 2023
Eight of California’s 450 public-safety answering points (PSAPs) have migrated at least some emergency calls from legacy 911 technology to a next-generation 911 (NG911) platform, and the number of 911 centers making a similar transition should increase in 2023.
Police union raises concerns over Arkansas. 911 center being down nearly 50% of workforce
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A year after being removed from under the Little Rock Police Department’s command, Little Rock 911 is facing dire recruitment and retainment problems.
The Little Rock Fraternal Order of Police has taken notice of the staffing issues and voiced their concerns about a potential safety problems for officers.
