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....

In response to an urgent request for mutual aid from North Carolina, the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications is deploying four 9-1-1 dispatchers to support emergency communication centers in North Carolina most impacted by Hurricane Helene.

FCC Officials Visit North Carolina to Assess Recovery Their discussions highlighted the importance of quickly restoring vital communications, including 911 services, and the FCC's role in promoting network roaming during such emergencies. Commissioner Carr expressed...

Relief efforts continue in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Areas hardest hit are experiencing flooding, food shortages, lack of access to clean water, and loss of property and life. Many in our communities are extending a helping hand, and you can be a part of it.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Several area first responders are helping out the victims of Hurricane Helene. The Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle Emergency Communications Center says several of its personnel are deployed to southwest Virginia to help with response...

Benton, Lake, Marion counties and Medford to receive a combined $5.6 million in DOJ funding Washington D.C.— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Val Hoyle and  today announced crucial federal investments for technology to support...

The Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety held the first of several roundtables focused on improving the Office of Unified Communications (OUC) WASHINGTON — DC Councilmembers held the first of several roundtables focused on improving the Office of Unified...

The FOX 8 I-Team has found Cleveland police dispatchers punished for not working overtime even when they expected to have a day off, so we investigated. READ FULL ARTICLE

A former 911 dispatcher in Meriden has been arrested. Jonathan Miller, 26, was expected to be arraigned Thursday in Meriden Superior Court on two counts of third-degree computer crime, according to court records.

A Kansas City, Missouri, City Council committee approved an ordinance Tuesday that would create a "unified 911" dispatch system for the Kansas City police and fire departments. READ FULL ARTICLE

WASHINGTON (7News) — 7News is learning more about the updates and improvements happening within D.C.'s Office of Unified Communications (OUC).

Residents across the Salt Lake Valley were startled by a series of loud booms around noon Thursday, with many reporting that their homes shook. READ FULL ARTICLE

 A former Salem police dispatcher terminated on April 5, 2023 filed a lawsuit Friday accusing the city of gender discrimination and creating a hostile work environment based on gender discrimination. READ FULL ARTICLE

SUNBURY — A Northumberland County 911 dispatcher faces misdemeanor assault and terroristic threat charges, and has been fired from his job, following a dispute Tuesday morning at the county communications center. Andrew Youngs, 39, of Orange Street, Northumberland,...

Tompkins County’s 9-1-1 dispatchers are now working out of an alternate location near Cornell University, as renovations are underway to the emergency communications center on Brown Road in Lansing, the emergency department said Tuesday in a statement. READ FULL...

An Abbeville Police dispatcher is on administrative leave after her indictment. Shawna Miguez, 52, was indicted in July on one count of felony sexual battery and one count of simple battery. She's accused of touching the genitals of a co-worker in November 2023, and...

Henrico’s 911 operations have moved forward in leaps and bounds over the past 18 months. The office that was once critically low on 911 dispatchers and support staff is now close to having zero vacancies.

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants the council to back a measure that would allow retired police officers, firefighters and EMS personnel to work in the District’s troubled Office of Unified Communications (OUC).

Stark County is now in the “21st century.” That was the reaction of Sheriff Steve Sloan, after the county’s 911 service went online last week.  County and Illinois State Police leaders marked the occasion in Toulon on Monday afternoon. Prior to going online,...

Calls from worried parents flooded the Barrow County 911 call center The emergency dispatch center fielding reports of an active shooter at a Georgia high school was overwhelmed with 911 calls as the situation unfolded, according to local reports and recordings...