Georgia looks to modernize 911 system for faster emergency response

by | Nov 5, 2025 | Comm Center News

ATLANTA (WJBF) – Georgia is moving to modernize its 911 call center system to make it easier for people to get help during emergencies.

State lawmakers passed two key measures last session, including House Bill 423, which requires all new 911 systems to meet Next Generation 911 (NG911) standards. Another measure, House Bill 429, created a study committee to plan the transition. The state has allocated nearly $6 million to begin the process, with updates expected by January 2026.

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Vernon County implementing next generation 911 this week (WI)

by | Nov 5, 2025 | Comm Center News

VERNON COUNTY, Wis. – The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office notified Vernon County residents on Tuesday that the Sheriff’s Office 911 Communications Center has begun a two day transition to Next Generation 911. The transition to a new system is the culmination of a process over several years that involved multiple county departments (Sheriff’s Office, Land Information, Emergency Management, Information Technology) to assist with the installation of new hardware and software to get the system operational.

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Columbia County looks to give dispatchers a pay bump (AR)

by | Nov 4, 2025 | Comm Center News

Columbia County Sheriff Leroy Martin said if changes aren’t made to increase the eight dispatcher’s salaries for the county, the situation could become a crisis.

Martin spoke to the Columbia County Quorum Court Budget Committee recently, saying that increasing dispatchers’ salaries is imperative to law enforcement in Columbia County, he said.

“It’s going to be a crisis, you can’t wait until you can see it coming down the road,” Martin said.

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Committee advances Senate File 57 to require 911 outage reporting framework, adds Public … (WY)

by | Nov 1, 2025 | Comm Center News

The Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee voted to advance Senate File 57, a measure to adjust 9-1-1 reporting and add the Public Safety Communications Commission (PSCC) as a recipient of outage and funding reports.

The bill directs a Wyoming rulemaking process to set reporting parameters for 9-1-1 outages and shifts certain 9-1-1 fee collection and expenditure reporting from fiscal-year to calendar-year reporting to align state reporting with federal requirements and grant eligibility.