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...

NASHVILLE, Ind. – Congratulations are in order for a Telecommunicator, identified only as “Dana,” from the Brown County 911 Dispatch Center. She was recognized on Thursday by the Indiana Statewide 9-1-1 Board. Dana recently received a 9-1-1 call about an...

https://urgentcomm.com/files/2022/02/ATT-Fred-Scalera-podcast-on-02-11.mp3 Fred Scalera, AT&T’s director of government program management for FirstNet, highlights the permanent infrastructure and deployable assets that AT&T has put in place to support both...

The city of Denver doesn't have enough people to answer 911 calls. Dispatchers are leaving, in part, because of nasty callers. DENVER — The city of Denver doesn't have enough people to answer 911 calls. The reasons for dispatchers leaving are layered, but the list...

Feb. 12—CORRIGANVILLE, Md. — Beginning Sunday morning, ambulance service in the Corriganville area will be provided solely by the Allegany Department of Emergency Services. The membership of the Corriganville Volunteer Fire Department has voted to no longer offer the...

Edward Parkinson this year is celebrating a full decade of work on what is today FirstNet. Roughly ten years ago he was a staffer for former Rep. Peter King of New York, working on the legislation that would eventually create FirstNet. He then joined the nascent...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Montgomery County Public Schools may soon begin clearing officer space for the police department, a new plan revealed Tuesday details. A growing number of people have demanded the return of school resource officers amid a violent...

NEW YORK (NEWS10) – The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has collaborated with AT&T to build and pilot FirstNet, the only nationwide, high-speed broadband communications platform dedicated to America’s first responders and the extended public safety community....