The U.S. must upgrade its 911 emergency systems and enhance and reauthorize its dedicated public safety communications network if states and localities are to be able to respond to increasing threats, a House subcommittee heard this week.
Fort Worth’s newly created Emergency Management & Communications Department is expected to operate on a $20.7 million budget, giving the city’s 911 call-taking team its own department and streamlining the city’s emergency response, officials said.
The City of Las Vegas Planning Commission unanimously voted to pass a proposed nearly 96,000-square-foot emergency services communication center in the northwest Las Vegas valley.
GREEN BAY (WLUK) — After months of staffing shortages and complaints about forced overtime, relief has finally arrived for Brown County 911 dispatchers.
The county has hired contract workers to help fill the void.
Sep. 2—TUCUMCARI — The Tucumcari Police Department, including the emergency dispatch center inside, was evacuated for about 90 minutes on Wednesday night because of a bomb threat.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The N.C. 911 Board has recently awarded nearly $5.7 million toward the state’s 911 system, the N.C. Department of Information Technology announced Friday.
