Results from the $96,922 Lewis County 911 feasibility study launched over the summer were presented to county commissioners Tuesday, posing the question of whether Lewis County should consolidate 911 dispatch services with Thurston County’s 911 Communications (TCOMM)....

REGION – The $8.7 million new Southeastern Massachusetts Emergency Communications Center (SEMRECC) constructed at the High Rock site in Foxborough began taking your 911 calls in mid November. The center is home to the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional 911 District,...

Direct the Legislative Research Commission staff to study county emergency dispatch call center funding; investigate causes and factors contributing to the decline of funding levels; require study to be conducted over the 2007 legislative interim; require study to...

A mobile app is being launched to help first responders find 9-1-1 callers who don’t know their location. The OPP announced it will be using the WHAT3WORDS app in its Provincial Communication Centres effective immediately. In an emergency situation, if a caller...

First responders in Patrick County received a major communications boost at the end of October when two new FirstNet cell sites went live in the county. AT&T Public Affairs spokesperson Daniel Langan and AT&T Corporate Communications spokesperson Karen Twomey...

“Who Ya Gonna Call?” is the seventh episode of the first season of the American comedy-drama television series “Psych”. The Hurricane season garners our attention in late summer and in winter it is the snow and ice. The news media reports the progress of hurricanes...

DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - Since the last time the Danville Emergency Services Center received an upgrade in 2016, technology has continuously improved how people can connect with 9-1-1. Still, even things like the 9-1-1 text program could be better. “It comes across...

MAINE, USA — As Keith Carson clung to the top of Two Lights Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth to bring you the latest on the November storm Monday, tens of thousands of Mainers across the state lost power from high wind gusts.  Central Maine Power (CMP) is...

BATH — Retired Bath Police Chief Lawrence “Max” Dawson, 67, passed away unexpectedly at his Phippsburg home on Friday, Nov. 27. He retired in 1998 and became the director of the Sagadahoc County Communications Center and Emergency Management. He later served as...

FORT MITCHELL, Ky. — A police sergeant from the Fort Mitchell Police Department signed off one final time Monday and his final call was extra special due to the dispatcher who was on the other line. Sgt. Michael Gross with the Fort Mitchell Police Department is...

The Laguna Beach City Council will consider a five-year contract Tuesday worth more than $890,000 for a new computer-aided dispatch system for its police, fire, and marine safety departments. If approved, SOMA Global’s cloud-based system will replace the technology...

CHICAGO — A 911 emergency dispatcher who died from COVID-19 was laid to rest Monday. A procession was held outdoors the Office of Emergency Management on West Madison. Guadalupe “Lupe” Lopez, 58, labored within the division for greater than 30 years. The Little...

State agencies have granted money to the Rockport, Essex and Manchester police departments.  The Rockport Police Department has received nearly $30,000 in grant funding for new dispatcher software and additional traffic safety operations....

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BERRYVILLE — Clarke County 911 dispatchers will be compensated for placing themselves at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent $52,425 allocation by the Clarke County Board of Supervisors will go toward providing the 12 Emergency Communications Center...