Phone technology has evolved at an incredible pace, from the first cellphone in the 1980s, to the sophisticated computers we call smartphones in our pockets now. But some of the most important calls we make are to 9-1-1 in an emergency. And the system that 9-1-1...

9-1-1 service in Santa Monica is currently unreliable with officials asking the public to call (310) 458-8491 in the event of an emergency. According to the City of Santa Monica, the issue began around 9:20 p.m. Monday. “The City of Santa Monica advises everyone in...

(The Center Square) – North Carolina's Local Government Commission (LGC) approved more than $126 million in financing for government buildings in six municipalities Tuesday. The county will build a 360-bed detention facility, a 911 communications center and a...

 (TX) Construction is underway on the new police headquarters in downtown Lubbock. The headquarters is yet another component in the city's Public Safety Improvements Project, which was approved by the city council in 2017. The $60 million Public Safety Improvements...

GUERNSEY COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) – If a picture is worth a thousand words, an upgrade to Guernsey County’s 911 system is priceless. The Carbyne-C Live system allows the dispatcher to see the scene of the emergency as well as hear the caller’s voice. If the caller is on a...

HANOVER — After two years of planning, state officials threw the switch and sent all 911 calls from the Hanover police department to the regional dispatch center in Duxbury. Thirty minutes later, on June 30, the Hanover Fire Department was answering multiple...

ORLANDO, Fla. – The city of Orlando 911 Communication Center is experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 after 16 employees tested positive for the virus, city officials confirmed. City officials said those who tested positive are currently self-isolating and six...

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Dayton became the latest U.S. city to introduce plans for an alternative policing system to handle certain calls relating to people in mental health crises. The western Ohio city approved a $150,000 contract last week with a Washington, D.C.-based...

ABBEVILLE, Ala. (WTVY) - Henry County leaders and law enforcement officials are divided on where they want to see the county’s communication center located. On Monday, News 4 caught up with Henry County Sheriff Will Maddox. Maddox expressed his plans for the county’s...

Jul. 13—The Aiken City Council on Monday approved leasing land behind the city's police headquarters to S.C. Educational Television, clearing the way for the construction of a new telecommunications tower there and the disassembly of an older one at the abandoned...

Sherri Kemp is a 911 dispatcher at MedStar in Fort Worth. MedStar already trains its staff on how to coach bystanders to administer chest-only CPR. She says her training involves keeping callers calm and walking them through the instructions step by step. “The...

Marshall County Fiscal Court took a recess during its July 6 meeting to tour the E911 facility. Director Chris Freeman welcomed the court, along with many others, and gave a presentation on how it would greatly benefit Marshall County’s emergency infrastructure....

Mayor G.T. Bynum has invited a group of city councilors, public safety officials and other city leaders to meet privately with him later this month to discuss where the city might establish a public safety complex. But don’t expect a new facility to be up and running...

RALEIGH — Camden County’s request to borrow $4.6 million to build its new 11,000-square-foot library will be among the items the N.C. Local Government Commission considers for approval at its meeting Tuesday. The commission will be considering applications from...

MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich. — Muskegon County Central Dispatch has successfully gone digital. The move from an analog dispatch system to the new digital 800 MHz system took place without issues early Tuesday morning. The approximately $30 million project started with...

The North Bay Police Service has mounted a social media campaign aimed at educating the public about the proper usage of the 9-1-1 service. In recent weeks, the focus of the public service announcements from NBPS has been on what to do if you mistakenly dial 9-1-1....

Every Nashua police officer will be outfitted with a body camera that activates when a gun is drawn, lights and sirens are switched on, a cruiser door is opened, or an officer is down, if aldermen give the final OK to the $1.8 million contract. “It covers everyone...

Crawford County has abandoned its effort to contract with Roscommon County for emergency dispatch service, Sheriff Shawn M. Kraycs reported during Thursday’s online Crawford County Board of Commissioners meeting. “We’ve discontinued our effort to consolidate,” Sheriff...