An AT&T outage related to the explosion in Nashville Christmas morning is causing issues with calling 911 from cellular phones in much of Middle Tennessee, including DeKalb County.
Due to the outage, anyone with an emergency needing to call 911 is urged to use a landline rather than a cell phone or call the DeKalb Central Dispatch non-emergency line at 615-215-3000 until further notice… READ MORE
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – The Bowling Green police department announced Friday afternoon that wide-spread issues were being experienced with 911 service.
Officials said callers who do not get an answer should dial 270-392-1559 or 270-393-4410. Authorities said 911 was working, but slowly… READ MORE
The Conway Police Department (CPD) awarded several honors to staff members on Dec. 16 through the department’s Facebook page. While the awards would have normally been announced at CPD’s annual Christmas party, due to COVID-19, the department announced the honors through social media.
CPD 911 dispatcher Brandi Bell was awarded the department’s Telecommunicator of the Year honor. Per the department, Bell’s passion for her job sets her apart… READ MORE
Grey County staff are set to negotiate a new contract for Owen Sound Police Services to continue 9-1-1 call centre services for all emergency calls made throughout Grey County. Grey County Council made the recommendation at their final meeting of 2020.
A report to council stated they have received excellent service to date. Owen Sound Police Services (OSPS) has been a leader in making required upgrades so systems meet Next Generation 911
capabilities and decommission existing services… READ MORE
HOLBROOK — Residents in Navajo and Apache counties dealing with an emergency now have the option of sending a text message to 911 operators now that new technology has been implemented.
A Monday, Dec. 21 press release from Navajo County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Tori Gorman stated that the NCSO, the Show Low Regional Public Safety Communications facility and White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Department are all in on the new 911 text messaging option now available because of funding for the required software to get it up an running that came from the Arizona 911 Office…
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A North Haven 911 dispatcher is being applauded for her calm demeanor while helping a local family deliver a baby over the phone.
North Haven police said that Christmas Eve night, Dispatcher Roseanne Casteel took a 911 call regarding a woman who went into labor and was about to deliver her baby in her home…
