PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Crook County 911 is implementing a new emergency medical response system this week, designed to improve response times and first responder efficiency. The dispatch center provides communication service to the Prineville Police Department,...

There are times when clear, effective communication can make the difference between life and possible disaster. Such was the case during a steady afternoon shift on May 27 when Tim Johns, a dispatcher for the Mentor Safety Forces Communications Unit, received a call...

PADUCAH, Ky. (WSIL) -- At last night’s joint meeting between the Paducah Board of Commissioners and the McCracken County Fiscal Court, both boards unanimously voted to be 50/50 partners in the development of the outdoor sports and recreation complex and the public...

Aiken County, its Sheriff's Office and its emergency medical services (EMS) department all are being sued because of how an emergency call was handled two years ago. Also named as defendants are Aiken County Sheriff Michael Hunt, Aiken County Administrator Clay...

  Police encounters are stressful for everybody. But they can be complicated and dangerous when they involve people with mental health issues or physical disabilities. The Effingham Police Department and County Sheriff’s Office have launched an initiative to update...

Several emergency response agencies in North Texas are struggling to keep their dispatch center fully staffed. But the North Texas Emergency Communication Center (NTECC) is not one of them. NTECC, which answers 911 calls and dispatches emergency crews in Coppell,...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — In a city that averages more than two shooting incidents per day, the Durham Emergency Communications Center stays busy with 911 calls coming in non-stop. “We receive a lot of calls, I mean Durham is a very place,” one Durham 911 call operator...

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma Police Department Dispatch Center is hosting Saturday from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on 1st Ave. 1500 a recruiting event. Known as One on One with 911, the opportunity provides an opportunity for members of the community to meet and...

The new system with 1,800 radios for countywide public safety and public works employees should be fully operational by September, according to Project Manager Brian Zastoupil with the Red River Regional Dispatch Center. City and rural firefighters, police and...

Raptor Technologies, the leading provider of school safety software, has been selected by seven Florida counties as the mobile panic alert provider to meet the Alyssa's Law requirement for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year....

Local Sheriff’s offices are seeing an increase in accidental 911 calls. It’s creating a drain on resources. So far this month, the Langlade County Emergency Dispatch has gotten more than 159 accidental 911 calls and more than 700 so far this year. Langlade County...

Land leases for three towers in Orwell, Smithfield and Wysox townships were approved by Bradford County Commissioners Thursday as part of an effort to improve emergency communications in areas where it has been lacking. According to Public Safety and Planning Director...

GEORGETOWN — Chief Donald C. Cudmore and the Georgetown Police Department announce the retirement of Communications Dispatcher Lucille Manning after more than three decades of dedicated service to the community. Dispatcher Manning was hired in 1987 in the Georgetown...

The City of Alamogordo, Village of Cloudcroft and Otero County created a public safety answering point which would allow a 911 call center to route emergency calls to the correct entity. A first step in the process was the approval of a joint powers agreement which...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Aiken County Sheriff Michael Hunt, Administrator Clay Killian, and others are all being sued in federal court. It’s the latest development in our I-Team investigation – Aiken County 911. One year ago we brought you the story of Barbara...

An overworked 911 caller failed to dispatch a Fort Worth police officer on a June 1 domestic call that ended in double murder and suicide, according to a news report. Former 911 operator Kate Colley told KXAS-TV the stressed 911 dispatcher received a call from Holly...