A total of 19 law enforcement dispatchers graduated Friday from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT), including Anthony W. Christie, who works at the Whitley County E-911 Communications Center. The...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) Cedar Rapids has started initiating several plans to prepare for the potential spread of COVID-19. Local emergency responders say they’ve started enhanced screening as a precaution. "Every 911 call that comes into the dispatch that is medical...

“911, what’s your emergency?” The emergency in this case is at the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center where there is a shortage of communication officers, officials say. The trend is nationwide says April Heinze with the National Emergency Number...

Because most 911 systems were originally built using analog rather than digital technologies, Public Safety Answering Points, PSAPs (dispatch centers) across the country need to be upgraded to a digital or Internet Protocol (IP)-based 911 system, commonly referred to...

For decades, dialing 911 and speaking with an operator has been the standard way to call for help. Winnipeg police are now preparing for the day when people can send for help by text message or video as well. With the proliferation of mobile devices capable of...

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – For the second year in a row, the city of Clearlake has seen double-digit decreases in serious crime, and it’s also now seeing the lowest property crime numbers in 35 years. [...] The agency’s big accomplishment, White said, is becoming a public...

PEPPERELL – Three towns in the western Nashoba Valley area are looking to have one location overseeing all its emergency calls. Pepperell, Ashby and Townsend are collaborating to establish a joint Regional Emergency Communications Center in town. The center was...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Government officials in Charleston are taking precautionary steps to mitigate the risks and impacts of COVID-19 in the Lowcountry. Charleston County Emergency Management, along with partners, first responders, and health officials in the...

A board that controls millions of dollars in emergency communications funds could soon be on its way out. Lawmakers are considering SB 2746, the Mississippi Emergency Communications Authority Act. The bill would do away with the Commercial Mobile Radio Services (CMRS)...

DOUGLAS, Mass. — A special, adorable guest from Douglas appeared Friday on "Good Morning America." Finn, the Douglas Police Department's comfort K-9 was selected as "GMA's" Pet of the Week. Douglas Police Dispatcher Hanna Furno, Chief Nick Miglionico and Officer Brett...

The family was driving from DeBary to a hospital in Altamonte Springs about 4 a.m. Monday when the baby decided he wasn’t waiting. The father, Jonas Wonder, pulled into a gas station at 399 S. Charles R. Beall Blvd. in DeBary and called 9-1-1. The Wonder’s other two...

Raises pitched to avert 911 staffing crisis. A 12-person task force has come up with six ideas they think could guarantee functional 911 services in Teton County well into the future. Town councilors and county commissioners heard the pitch at Monday’s joint...

LAKE PROVIDENCE — First responders in the East Carroll Parish area are getting a major boost in their wireless communications with the addition of a new, purpose-built cell site. The site — located in Lake Providence — is part of the Plus, the new FirstNet site will...

MACo Associate Director Kevin Kinnally this week testified in support of HB 934 (CF SB 838) – Public Safety – 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System before the House Ways and Means Committee. This bill will help Maryland continue its move toward Next Generation 9-1-1...

Sumter County has selected CenturyLink Inc. to deliver a new 911 system that will modernize the county’s emergency call management system to a Next Generation 911platform. The new NG911 system will support enhanced communication capabilities, such as the ability to...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - A new radio system is coming to the Quad Cities, improving coverage in the area and communication between first responders. TV6 spoke to the Director of the Scott Emergency Communications Center, Dave Donovan. He said the new system creates...

Tamela Collins and Ronald Sadler of the Fannin County 911 Dispatch Office both received awards February 27, at the 9-1-1 Telecommunications Banquet for their outstanding work. Tamela received the Silent Hero Award and Ronald received the Life-Saving Award as well as...

MIDDLETOWN —  Nallelyt Smith is more than a dispatcher for the Middletown Division of Police, a job she called “stressful at times.” She also uses Spanish, her first language, to translate for callers to the dispatch center and assists detectives interview...

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri 911 call centers have until March 31, 2020 to complete applications for a competitive federal grant program that would pay for approved equipment upgrades at their facilities. The grants require a local match. The Missouri Department of...