During times of emergency, your first instinct is to probably pick up the phone and call 911.
But as Huntsville’s population continues to grow, those emergency calls also grow. This growth has caused a shortage of dispatchers for the Huntsville Police Department.
To combat that shortage, they’ve ramped up recruiting efforts in the past year. Officials told WAFF 48 that those efforts are finally starting to pay off.
STANSBURY PARK — The Tooele County Sheriff’s Office is under fire after a major failure during an incident with someone allegedly firing a gun in a neighborhood in September.
Senator Cheryl Kagan has reached a significant milestone in her mission to modernize Maryland’s emergency response system. With her visit to Calvert County’s 9-1-1 center this week, Kagan has officially visited all 24 county Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs).
“We are not just strangers in another state answering your calls; we are your neighbors, friends, and family.”
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — The Buncombe County Government Facebook page posted a series of heart-wrenching photos taken of the Buncombe County Public Safety Communications Center staff in the wake of Helene.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – 911 dispatchers in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area are in North Carolina to help with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Governor Jim Pillen announced the mobilization of the Nebraska Telecommunicator Emergency Response Team (TERT) to assist North Carolina as it continues to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The group deployed on Friday, Oct. 4 to Buncombe County for 14 days. That county is one of the hardest hit locations from the storm.
