ALBANY — A fire at a landmark church that led to the arrest of four people also revealed staffing shortages in the city's emergency dispatch center. City police and firefighters were called to the former St. Joseph’s Church in the Ten Broeck Triangle neighborhood on...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WYMT) - The country is experiencing a shortage of first responders. That shortage has reached Eastern Kentucky. In Pikeville, firefighters, police officers, EMS workers, and dispatchers have all been hard to come by, but some have resolved the issue...

HARBOR SPRINGS — Victor Sinadinoski, Harbor Springs city manager, will represent both that city and Petoskey on the Charlevoix, Cheboygan and Emmet 911 Central Dispatch Authority board. The new appointment follows the departure of Rob Straebel, the former Petoskey...

Kitsap voters approved adding a sales-and-use tax of one-tenth of 1% to replace Kitsap 911's emergency radio system, according to initial results reported by the Kitsap County Auditor's Office on Tuesday night. In Tuesday's result, 66.3% voted "yes" to raise the sales...

Nov. 1—After a nationwide search, the interim director will take on the official title as the new director of the Weld County Regional Communications Center. Tina Powell will step up as the director of county's communications center after serving as the interim...

Our Police Emergency Communications Centres are marking a milestone, celebrating 25 years of delivering critical emergency services for both public safety and the safety of frontline police officers. While 111 calls have been taken for many years, it wasn’t until 1996...

WAUWATOSA, WI—A 911 emergency dispatcher helped deliver a baby in Wauwatosa. Dispatcher Rhondi Love assisted a Wauwatosa family deliver a baby over the phone utilizing Emergency Medical Dispatch, according to the Wauwatosa Police Department. EMD is a system that...

Fri, Oct 29th 2021 10:50 am NYS grant aids in enhancing emergency response, improving capability, infrastructure development New York State Homeland Security and Emergency Services agency recently announced it awarded Erie County a grant for $1.2 million under the NYS...

WASECA, Minn. (KEYC) - Wayne Breitbarth, a dispatcher for the Waseca County Emergency Communications Center, was recognized for his dedication to duty. Breitbarth was awarded the 2021 “Making a Difference” Award Wednesday evening at Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria. The...

Concerns about long waits for an ambulance in some Eastern Kentucky counties hit home for Jim Dockery’s family after he started having chest pains one evening in August. His longtime companion, Lisa Gibson Koch, called 9-1-1 and her son, Daniel Koch, rushed to...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The American Medical Response of Evansville community lost a member on Friday. According to a social media post, Charles Janis passed away after a hard-fought battle with COVID Charles was the husband of Brittany Janis, an EMT also with AMR...

Steve Smith, Public Information Officer for The Albany Police Department sent us a statement. " All 911 calls continue to be answered thanks to our partnership with the New York State Police and Albany County Sheriff. We are currently training seven new dispatchers...

(NEW YORK) — Some 911 call centers across the country say they are experiencing staffing shortages. Some centers are struggling with as much as 30% to 50% vacancies, according to reports from the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch. “We have actually been...

Industrious inmates are inundating the county’s emergency phone center with non-emergency calls in an attempt to reach outside contacts, and Sheriff James Haywood wants it to stop. “It's causing our system to get overloaded. They're calling...

Oct. 30—HANCEVILLE — Although it doesn't come with more pay or better benefits, the Hanceville City Council showed its support and respect for the work of its 911 operators by adopting a resolution that recognizes them as "first responders." The resolution is part of...

Sarah Grace Taylor / The Seattle Times As hundreds of unvaccinated city employees are placed on leave or facing termination, the city of Seattle will start offering hiring bonuses to Seattle Police Department and 911 dispatch hires to address "critical ongoing...