Spokane firefighters no longer have their own communications center.
Nov. 1—After years of resistance from the firefighters union and the City Council, Spokane has joined the regional emergency communications system that answers every 911 call made in the county.
Ingham County is adopting a new translation service to help non-English speakers make emergency 911 calls.
“Nowhere is it probably more important than a 911 center where you really have to have someone immediately,” said District 5 Ingham County Commissioner Todd Tennis.
A 16-year-old girl working at a McDonald’s in New Orleans called 911 from the freezer to report an armed robbery — and discovered her mother was on the other end of the call.
CONCORD, CALIF. – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District today announced its Contra Costa Regional Fire Communications Center has earned accreditation by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch for excellence in medical dispatching.
WORTHINGTON — When a call comes in to the 911 dispatch center at the Prairie Justice Center in Worthington, the emergency services dispatcher never knows what they might encounter on the other end of the line.
What’s next for 9-1-1?
Natchitoches Parish has a state-of-the-art facility, well trained dispatchers and staff and an excellent call answering record. So what is next?
In this age of constantly changing technology, the 911 NATCOM center must keep up to ensure the citizens of the parish are served.
