LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Local emergency officials believe a new, unified 911 dispatch center in the northwest valley will improve response and coordination among agencies
CINCINNATI (WXIX) – New data obtained by FOX19 NOW shows Cincinnati’s 911 call center has reduced protocol errors by more than half, dropping from 17% down to as low as 3% over three years.
When someone dials 911 in Cincinnati, the response follows a specific chain — from call answer to dispatch to arrival on scene. Call-takers at the Cincinnati Emergency Communications Center gather information and dispatch police, fire, or EMS before first responders head to the scene.
Late last month, the California Fire Chiefs Association reversed its position of support
for NextNav, withdrawing that support in a letter to the FCC. This prompted a statement
from NextNav’s Vice President of Government Affairs, Ed Mortimer, where he said they
believed the association was misinformed by “special interest,” according to a statement
from Mortimer.
LEHIGH TOWNSHIP, Penn. — A Northampton County 911 dispatcher is being celebrated for helping an armed man with dementia surrender safely to police on Thursday.
The 71-year-old allegedly held a handgun toward his wife Thursday afternoon as he stood in a hallway of their Lehigh Township home, police said.
In a major step toward modernizing the region’s emergency response infrastructure, federal and local officials gathered Tuesday afternoon at Guthrie City Hall to announce a $1,407,000 grant dedicated to the 911 Center and Logan County radio rehabilitation. The presentation, held before a gallery of Guthrie police officers and firefighters, is an effort to replace aging communication equipment that officials say is vital to public safety.
In an emergency, we pick up the phone and dial 9-1-1 without much thought as to whether someone will answer.
Increasingly though, communities across Wisconsin face a shortage of 911 dispatchers.
Who will answer our calls if the crisis continues? And how can communities turn the shortage around?
