A Combined Communications Center worker must serve a 60-hour suspension for social media comments deemed unbecoming of a sheriff's office employee. An Alachua County 911 dispatcher was suspended for 60 hours without pay Wednesday by Sheriff Sadie Darnell for comments...

OAKLAND — In April 2019, an Oakland police officer was stabbed in the neck as he was coming off his shift and walking to his car two blocks from the police station. Bleeding from the attack, he called 911 on his cellphone, but he couldn’t get through despite trying...

Message from the City: The protest on June 13th was authorized by the City Government and monitored by the Police Department. Officers were staged one block from the demonstrations to divert traffic while protesters exercised their First Amendment rights....

Sumner County recently celebrated National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, an event originally scheduled for April that was postponed because of COVID-19. The county’s 911 dispatachers are located at the Sumner County Emergency Communications Center (SCECC),...

Throughout the pandemic, the NewsHour has highlighted courageous front-line workers who are keeping the country running in the face of unprecedented hardship. Bridget Rhodes is one of these essential workers, a 911 dispatcher in Portland, Oregon, who has offered a...

An Emporia father daughter team splits up as he retires. The Lyon County Emergency Communications Center says for the past 4 years Madison Dragonas and her father Sgt. DJ Dragonas had the privilege of working together to serve the Emporia community. Sgt. Dragonas...

WOOD RIVER — Madison County 911 is moving ahead with equipment updates for its call centers despite the lack of an approved consolidation plan. Director Dana Burris told members of the Emergency Telephone System Board of the plans at its monthly meeting Wednesday. She...

GREENWOOD, SC (FOX Carolina) – Greenwood police said a man was arrested after he was accused of using a mirror under a stall in the men’s bathroom. Police said it happened Tuesday at the Lowe’s on the 72 Bypass. Police said the victim saw a mirror being slid under the...

ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 24, 2020 – Maryland’s first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications with the addition of new, purpose-built FirstNet cell sites and other network enhancements statewide. This new infrastructure is a...

Readers may remember that the Hawkins County emergency communications equipment has been experiencing some major malfunctions since the issues first began off and on in the beginning of November and the system went completely offline on Dec. 18. Since then, the...

CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) Casper-Natrona County Public Safety Communications Center wants to remind the community about two forms that help first responders. One of the forms is for community members with disabilities or members who are caretakers for them....

Eleven people representing rural and urban emergency entities, and the Alaska Legislature have been appointed to a working group to make recommendations on a proposal to centralize the state’s 9-1-1 response center. The 9-1-1 and Dispatch Consolidation Working Group...

After months of construction and even more months of planning, the new Regional Old Colony Communications Center opened its doors on June 10. The expanded center, paid for with state grants, will provide 911 dispatch services for Dubxury, Halifax, Plympton, Rochester...

BEND, OR -- The Deschutes County Commissioners have approved a new, two-year labor contract with 9-1-1 dispatchers. The agreement takes effect July 1st and continues through June 2022. The contract includes a 2-and-1-half-per cent Cost of Living Adjustment known as...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - As of Monday night, some Verizon Wireless customers throughout the Shenandoah Valley are experiencing problems with their cell phone service. The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Emergency Communications Center confirmed Verizon Wireless is working...

CLARK COUNTY — The City of Springfield and Clark County have come back to the table to talk about both entities taking part in a new combined 9-1-1 dispatch center. The idea has been in the works since the 1990′s, and over the years – negotiations have fallen...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – On Monday, a grand jury released the results of an investigation into a complaint regarding an East Bay police department’s response time in answering 911 calls.   The Oakland police 911 Communications Center is a center in...