RADFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - Kids have a chance to call and track Santa’s sleigh though the Radford City Police Department and their 911 Communication’s Center. The call to ‘track’ Santa also doubles as a learning opportunity. Kids will be able to call and find out Santa’s...

IMPHAL: Chief minister N Biren Singh on Saturday launched an emergency response support system at the 1st BN Manipur Rifles complex in Imphal. People can now call on 112 to activate the system when they require emergency assistance from the police, fire service, and...

About 75 times a day, Rochelle Esparza will answer the phone with the same response, “St. Joseph 911, where’s your emergency?” Esparza has been a St. Joseph 911 dispatcher for 12 years, and each day is completely different than the last. As a dispatcher, Esparza, as...

Foxborough, MA — The Foxborough Fire & Rescue Department is proud to announce our designation as a Class 1 Community by the Insurance Service Office, the highest possible rating for a municipality. The Insurance Service Office, ISO, rates communities and their...

As calls from COVID-19 patients flood L.A. County’s medical system, the area’s ambulances and emergency rooms are being stretched to capacity. Some ambulance drivers report waiting for up to six hours to unload patients at hospitals, and their standard response time...

911 dispatchers in British Columbia are asking residents not to call them to report individuals breaking coronavirus lockdown measures, as it ties up resources which could be used for more urgent situations, CTV News reports. "People are calling to report house...

Patrick was born on July 10, 1974 in Centerville, IL; the son of the late Carlton and Shirley (Statler) Spivey. Patrick was a proud volunteer fireman and dispatcher for the Madison Fire Department; 911 dispatcher for the city of Madison and also served as a supervisor...

The Rawlins Police Department will now used a nationally standardized protocol when taking emergency calls. The department recently announced that they are officially a certified Fire and Police Priority Dispatch Center. The Priority Dispatch system is used worldwide...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - On Friday, the city of Bowling Green and the Bowling Green Police Department announced a new way for you to contact 9-1-1, by text message. Our 9-1-1 operators are ready to put this tool to use to help those in need and we just want to make...

NORWALK — The Huron County Commissioners approved a new contract for the 9-1-1 system and funds for public safety employees. During Thursday's commissioner meeting, the board approved CARES Act funding to be used for public safety payroll expenses. The resolution...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- Henrico County’s 911 center is in need of dispatchers who play a vital role in the safety of the community. Attracting applicants has become a challenge for many emergency call centers throughout the country, according to Henrico dispatcher Ally...

ROCKINGHAM — Officials and legal counsel from the county government and the cities of Rockingham and Hamlet will hold the first official meeting of their mediation over the county’s alleged breach of contract in mid-January 2021. The exact date has not yet been...

A recent upgrade to Columbia County public safety communications hardware and software included a switch from analog to more reliable digital signal and may have impacted the public’s ability to listen in on the communications. Chief Deputy Gregory Bisch of the...

The issue of 9-1-1 hang-ups are continuing to hamper the Taber/Vauxhall RCMP detachment. Last month, the RCMP saw another 48 9-1-1 hang-ups in the Municipal District of Taber which is the third most this year following only June (60) and July (63). As the issue has...