STAMPING GROUND — Rural residents are used to having things just a little more difficult; hard water, longer trips to town and a lack of neighbors to help with just about anything. These folks are generally happy to trade these inconveniences for the peace and privacy...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The Penobscot Regional Communication Center is the busiest Public Safety Answering Point in the state. The director of the center says in 2019 they handled over 63,000 9-1-1 calls. They also took 289,000 other calls and made 1.5 million radio...

Carroll County’s government expected to receive at least $1.7 million in new revenue from a statewide phone fee, but in reality the amount was about one-third of what county staff predicted. As a result, county officials who were hoping to use increased revenues from...

MEDFORD, Ore. – A woman pleaded guilty to improperly using 9-1-1 during a domestic dispute. The Jackson County District Attorney’s Office said on the afternoon of May 3, 2019, April Goheen called 9-1-1 in a “frantic voice.” She told a dispatcher her husband was at...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) -- Sioux City Fire Rescue has been granted accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services, within two years of beginning operation of the EMS Division. The accreditation process examines all aspects of ambulance operations,...

911 calls are going to a new place in one part of Northeast Missouri. Ralls County 911 officials said they have a new agreement to extend the partnership between Marion Ralls County 911, and it's saving them money as well. The partnership between the two dispatch...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Collierville dispatcher and restaurant worker teamed up to save the life of a woman who started choking during a dinner a Firebirds in Collierville. Dispatcher Tyler Barthel said his training on how to do the Heimlich maneuver properly became...

The 20-year-old computer-aided dispatch system that forms the guts of Chicago’s 911 center will be replaced by a new system that accepts texts, photos and videos from emergency scenes. After years of planning, City Hall has chosen TriTech Software Systems to install...

The Rockwall Police Department has designated the front of its Communications Center, located at 205 West Rusk, as a “Safe Trade Zone” for internet purchases and child custody exchange. The area is under 24 hours of surveillance to ensure safety... READ MORE

PLYMOUTH CO. — In 2019, the Plymouth County Communications Center saw more than 19,500 calls for service with 6,000 of those 9-1-1 calls, according to Kirk Hatting, communications supervisor. Those numbers have increased substantially over the years as officers get...

Raleigh and Wake County residents have an additional way to communicate with 911. You can send a text message that includes pictures and videos to the Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communications Center (911). A text or data plan is required to place a text to 911. Check...

NextNav this year plans to deploy sensors that will let cellular devices determine their vertical—or Z-axis—location for 911 purposes in at least the top 50 markets after securing $120 million in a funding to pay for the installation of the needed infrastructure,...

Early this week, 9 counties in Southeastern Minnesota were affected by a 9-1-1 outage. The counties affected were: Rice, Steele, Goodhue, Dodge, Freeborn, Mower, Wabasha, Winona, and Olmsted. A press release from the Goodhue County Sheriff's Office states...

A Leawood police dispatcher has been arrested in connection with divulging confidential information, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday According to KBI spokeswoman Melissa Underwood, Kallie R. Turnbow, 39, of Olathe, was arrested about 12:30 p.m....