Red Deer city council approved on Monday the use of an additional $1.29 million in provincial grant funding towards the Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) telephone system. The NG9-1-1, an expansion in 9-1-1 services mandated by the Canadian Radio-Television and...

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a successful collaboration between the New York Power Authority and AT&T to pilot FirstNet, built with AT&T, as part of a NYPA private wireless Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology pilot project. FirstNet is the only...

Reveal Chief Investigator Brendan Keefe reported Tuesday afternoon that the bill had advanced unanimously out of the Georgia Senate Public Safety Committee. ATLANTA — A Georgia Senate committee has passed a bill overhauling the state's 911 system and training...

A Philadelphia mother was united with the 911 dispatcher who helped coach her during childbirth, Today reports. In November, Charlotte Fatoma went into labor en route to the hospital and eventually called 911, where dispatcher Elyce Rivera took her call. Rivera, who...

  IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWWL) - Fifty-seven percent of all U.S. adults say they have some kind of CPR training, but only 11% say they've ever actually used it. Those numbers are according to PulsePoint, a smart phone app trying to use the community at large to save lives...

  It’s been a little over a year since the new Washington County Communications Center began operations, and in the past year it’s already proved its worth in different ways. Safety was no concern for the dispatch staff in their tornado shelter-grade building when the...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Just because something is routine doesn't make it any less rigorous. "It all boils down to consistency, best practices, continual improvement and constantly looking at your policies and procedures," Zeta Fail, a lead assessor at the Commission...

SYLVANIA, Ohio (WTVG) - Residents of Sylvania have questions after several people called about a potentially deadly car fire last week and emergency crews were sent to Toledo instead. This is coming as Lucas County has implemented a new county-wide 911 system that...

STATEHOUSE – Legislation sponsored by State Rep. Randy Frye (R-Greensburg) creating minimum training requirements for 911 dispatchers could soon be law. Frye, chair of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety, said 911 dispatchers are already required...

LISBON — Already ahead of other counties, Columbiana County is being asked to share financial figures about the current 911 system in the county. The Public-Safety Answering Point (PSAP) operations subcommittee met this week and is scheduled to report some actual...

When you call 911, every second can count. But around Massachusetts, it's taking longer for ambulances to respond to people in need of medical care. Leaders at private ambulance companies and local fire departments point to a shortage of EMS workers — created by low...

KAYSVILLE, Utah, Feb. 13, 2022 (Gephardt Daily) — Everyday, 9-1-1 operators and first responders work together to save lives. Saturday, they helped bring a new one into the world. According to a post on the Kaysville Fire Department’s Facebook page, Davis County 9-1-1...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – Officials with Durham Technical Community College say they are moving quickly as they prepare to launch their 911 operator academy later this spring. Friday afternoon, Durham Tech President J.B. Buxton said they have hired a program coordinator...

State Senator Neil Anderson (R-Moline) and Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) are pushing a new bill through the legislative process that would classify emergency dispatchers as first responders under Illinois code. “As a fireman I not only understand the stress...

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a successful collaboration between the New York Power Authority and AT&T to pilot FirstNet, built with AT&T, as part of a NYPA private wireless Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology pilot project. FirstNet is the only...

SHERIDAN — A bill before the Legislature would begin processes to upgrade Wyoming’s 911 system. The bill prepares the state to transition to Next Generation 911 technology, improving the ability of public safety answering points — or 911 dispatch centers — to locate...