WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - You can now text 911 if you are unable to call during an emergency in Washtenaw County. Calling is still considered the best option in most cases because it is quicker, but texting can be used if you are deaf,...

The Independence County Quorum Court met Monday evening to begin the a new year of business for the area. County attorney Daniel Haney told the court he expects the City of Batesville to appeal Circuit Court Judge Holly Meyer’s final order filed Jan. 6, which awarded...

FLUSHING — Uncertainty with the county’s current EMS response situation has prompted Flushing officials to investigate the possibility of forming the city’s own 911 dispatch center. On Monday, city council members authorized administration to analyze the pros and...

ROYALSTON — Royalston’s Selectboard met with representatives of Industrial Communications at its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 4, to discuss ownership of a communication tower on Warwick Road that currently holds the communications equipment for the town’s police, fire and...

Omicron is continuing to fuel the current surge leaving first responders wondering if the pandemic will ever let up. Jimmy Dupui II, Operations Supervisor of Acadian ambulance, says while COVID-19 cases are rising the number of dispatch calls are also on the rise. He...

The Greene County 911 computer-aided dispatch system should be fully implemented by early March, county 911 Director Jerry Bird said Tuesday. Certification for communications will be obtained and some technical issues relating to the CAD system conversion are being...

Regionalism has reached new heights for employees of Chagrin Valley Dispatch. Last week, a group of seven dispatchers departed for the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix, both of which have been ravaged by the pandemic and have effectively lost their ability to...

TAUNTON — The city may outsource 911 dispatch to a regional center in Foxboro, but it would be over the objections of Taunton's rank-and-file cops. City Councilors voted 6-3 on Tuesday to allow Mayor Shaunna O'Connell to keep exploring the idea. High-profile failures...

RICHMOND, Virginia – No longer relying on copper wires to transmit calls, the Richmond Department of Emergency Communications switched to an Internet Protocol-based 9-1-1 system in late 2021. The department began preparing for the switch to the digitally adapted...

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Three California Public Safety departments are the first in the nation to offer wellness and resilience training to all professional staff. The San Francisco Sheriff's Department, UC Davis Police Department, and the Los...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The City of Rockford and Winnebago County will be some of the first in Illinois to use a new feedback survey after a call to 9-1-1. The service uses text messaging to contact some 911 callers and others that have recently reported or been...

KEYSER - The Mineral County 911 Center is implementing a new system which will help dispatchers better recognize the type of emergency call they are handling and to therefore be better equipped to help the caller. Mineral County administrator and Office of Emergency...

ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) – Acting City of Ithaca Mayor Laura Lewis has issued a statement of support for the ongoing Reimagining Public Safety Initiative in Ithaca and Tompkins County. In that statement, she notes that the initiative’s working group has her full support....

SKIATOOK, Okla. — Several Skiatook businesses are rallying together to raise money for the family of a local dispatcher who died from COVID-19 complications. Heath Cox, a 911 dispatch supervisor, died early Christmas morning after 23 years of work for the city. Stump...

article WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - You can now text 911 if you are unable to call during an emergency in Washtenaw County. Calling is still considered the best option in most cases because it is quicker, but texting can be used if you are deaf, hard-of-hearing,...

Barbara Petersen told the Source no improper disciplinary actions had been taken at VITEMA. (Source file photo) Barbara Petersen, assistant director at Territorial Emergency Management Agency, says dispatchers at 911 were already on the heal when 10 dispatchers...

Paris, Tenn.–The Henry County 911 Board unanimously gave the official green light to creation of a Central Dispatch for the county. After much discussion at Monday’s meeting, the board directed 911 Director Mark Archer and Board President John Etheridge to negotiate...