Airbus has secured this years’ Hajj holy pilgrimage in Mecca with its mission-critical communication technologies in Saudi Arabia. Image of Mecca:  Airbus The company rolled out its Tactilon Agnet 800 collaboration platform and Tetra technology for use of public...

Why former calltakers are concerned about Austin 911 staffing shortage AUSTIN (KXAN) – During the week of February’s winter storm, an urgent call came into Austin’s 911 center. “There’s two gentlemen threatening to kill me,” said the caller, who told 911 operators he...

A new emergency communications tower is being planned for western Crawford County. The Department of Public Safety is requesting county commissioners approve a 195-foot-tall tower to be built in Sadsbury Township. The tower is proposed to be built on land owned by the...

Curt Morimoto, operations manager for American Medical Response, stands outside the 911 ambulance provider’s Kahului headquarters last month. The Maui News / LILA FUJIMOTO photo KAHULUI — After 45 years of working in emergency medical services, Curt Morimoto is...

Ballston Spa, NY — Saratoga County officials today announced that the Emergency Services Department will host a prize-winning contest for people supporting the installation of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in the county. This contest is an effort to expand...

SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County officials will share an update on Monday about a pilot program, which started in 2020, on how to address 911 mental-health-related calls is going. The Specialized Multidisciplinary Alternate Response Team (S.M.A.R.T.) is dispatched through...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Maintenance work affected 911 emergency call service in two Kansas counties over the weekend. Sedgwick County officials said Sunday that callers to 911 in the Wichita area heard a recording instead of reaching a live dispatcher overnight Saturday,...

Once again, the failing emergency communications equipment in Hawkins County was the topic of a recent heated exchange at the July 21 Public Safety Committee meeting. As members of local emergency response agencies gave reports to the Committee, Commissioner Dawson...

With Colorado wildfire season officially in full swing, fast and ultra-reliable communication is key for our state’s first responders. Eagle County public safety agencies are transforming their communication technology with FirstNet, built with AT&T a...

The Broome County Office of Emergency Services said the County Communications Center is "experiencing issues" with the Binghamton, Vestal and Johnson City police 10-digit complaint reporting lines. Broome County officials said people should call 607-778-1911 if their...

MACOMB COUNTY, MI — Macomb County has completed work on its new dispatch training center at the Macomb County Emergency Management and Communications Technical Services Building in Mount Clemons. The center will provide training programs to police, fire and EMS...

The Coffee County Consolidated Communications Committee named the interim director, Scott LeDuc, as the full-time Coffee County 911 Communications Center Director during the July meeting Wednesday night. The board’s steering committee interviewed the top two finalists...

Just two months ago, Sharon Scruggs called 911 in a panic. Her grandson, 17-year-old Logan Dillard, was carrying a metal pole when it came too close to a power line, and he was electrocuted. He went into cardiac arrest and stopped breathing, but Ms. Scruggs knew...