The deadline for most state government, health care and school workers in Washington to get their mandated coronavirus vaccination is Monday, October 18. Democrat Governor Jay Inslee issued the mandate in August and unlike other mandates across the country, provided...

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) – Calling all job seekers, the St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment will hold a job fair to fill several positions. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., future applicants can head to the Wesley House Association at 4507 Lee Avenue for the hiring fair....

BUCKHANNON — Officers from multiple departments and telecommunicators, along with city officials, joined to celebrate the First Annual Law Enforcement and Telecommunications Banquet hosted by the Volunteers In Police Service (VIPS) on Saturday. Local law...

OUC staff requires more supervision, improved call handling, and efficient location identification; recent improvements should continue with enhanced support  October 19, 2021 (WASHINGTON) The D.C. Office of United Communications 911 Operations Division (OUC)  has...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – Nearly 40 percent of the 911 operator positions at the Durham Emergency Communications Center (DECC) are now vacant, as the number of operational vacancies is now at 23 as of Friday afternoon, according to city’s website. For months, the shortage...

ABILENE, Kan. (WIBW) - Dickinson County Emergency Communications is saying goodbye to late and recently retired Communications Director Russell Wilkins, who passed away on Monday. The Dickinson County Emergency Communications Center says Russell Wilkins, 60,...

ST. LOUIS – A plan to consolidate 911 dispatch operations in St. Louis City will likely need state approval before it can become a reality. The Post-Dispatch reported a plan to merge all of the 911 dispatching services in the city is already being reviewed. Now city...

There is a shortage of 911 dispatchers and call takers. Many Hampton Roads cities are down more than 10 workers. CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Author's note: the video above first aired in July 2021. Emergency dispatchers help people through some of their worst moments. Call...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Some metro first responders are now using an app that can help them get to 911 calls quicker. When someone doesn't know where they are. KCCI's Chris Gothner shows you why knowing just three words could save your life. [VIDEO]... READ MORE

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville’s 911 dispatch center is facing staff shortages that are causing some callers to have to wait. “I know it’s your emergency,” Jim Intermaggio, a 911 call taker, told WAVE 3 News. “We’re going to get you. Don’t hang up if you call and...

Over time, the Columbia County Emergency 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Department, as it’s officially known, has increasingly become the nerve center for emergency response in Columbia County. As director of 9-1-1 Rob Lopez says, “The 9-1-1 center is basically...

Millersville, MD (Arundel.News & AAFA)- A former police dispatch operator for the Anne Arundel County Police Department will face felony theft charges after being caught training for another agency while on the county's dime. 27 year old Brandy Quarles of...

Oct. 12—Law enforcement officers and 911 dispatchers have begun to receive training on the dispatch center's Computer Aided Dispatch system, which is scheduled to go online on Nov. 16. Paul Nave, the city and county's 911 center director, said dispatchers have been...

NENA: The 911 Association yesterday announced that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) fully approved the third—and latest—version of i3, the IP-based NENA standard for next-generation 911 (NG911) networking and core services. Earlier this year, the fact...