OREGON, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) - A scary situation of alleged domestic violence ended with the suspected abuser in handcuffs, all because the victim’s daughter used an innovative approach to seeking help. She dialed 911, but instead of asking for police, she pretended...

Happy Thursday! Here is today's 7:50 AM Nearly Impossible Question! Question: One quarter of phone calls to 9-1-1 on Thanksgiving Day are about what?  Answer: ...

GORDON, Ala. (WTVY) - A Gordon family is mourning the loss of its long-time family home after a fire left it shambles late last night. Fortunately, they aren't mourning the loss of any loved ones, thanks in part to an Ashford Elementary schooler. "I saw a fire from...

YORK – Leila Luft, the director of the York County Emergency Communications Center, says the initial move to the new courthouse addition went well and things are running smoothly. Luft updated the York County Commissioners about the progress of this ongoing project,...

Westmoreland County commissioners are expected this week to approve more than $2.7 million in upgrades to the 911 emergency dispatch system. Public Safety Director Roland Mertz said Tuesday that plans call for replacement of aging computer-aided dispatch equipment and...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - La Crosse County property taxpayers will continue to save money next year. La Crosse County officials said the 2020 budget keeps taxes in check but provides the funding needed for road repairs.  The county did need to borrow $5...

Brittani was a familiar voice in the KFGO Newsroom, but after 3 years, she put down one radio wave for the next. After a long 6-8 week interview process and 6 months of training, she is a Communications Operator at Red River Regional Dispatch.  In this podcast:...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 News) – If one is lucky enough, maybe they will never have to dial those three numbers etched in our brains, 9-1-1. When we think of first responders, we often think of police and fire. One group we often overlook are emergency dispatchers. They...

PLYMOUTH – Town Council members approved a contract Monday with Litchfield County Dispatch effective April 2020 that will result in the layoffs of the town’s 12 dispatchers next year. The town will enter into a three-month agreement from April 1 through June 30 with...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cleveland police dispatcher was fired after being convicted of criminal mischief. John Haney III, 35, was terminated on Nov. 15. Haney had been charged with multiple counts of theft, but was convicted of the lesser charge of criminal...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The Charlotte Fire Department is hiring telecommunicator positions, ahead of the Republican National Convention in 2020. The postion essentially works as a fire dispatcher. The departments says they’re going to need those positions filled...

ORISKANY, N.Y. – The Oneida County 911 Center is hiring emergency dispatchers, and is looking for multi-taskers who can stay calm under pressure. Dispatchers, officially called public safety tellecommunicators, take calls from people dialing 911, and relay the...

A reconstituted Emergency Communications Center board on Tuesday eliminated its currently vacant emergency management coordinator position to allow Albemarle County to hire its own emergency director. The move means creation of emergency management plans for Albemarle...

During the assessment, the Kennesaw/Acworth 911 Center had to show proof of compliance with the 207 standards that constitute the program. KENNESAW, GA — The Kennesaw/Acworth 911 Center, located at City of Kennesaw City Hall, was recently awarded their accreditation...

In an effort to attract young people to a career in law enforcement, Sheriff George Maier has a new cadet program with the goal of hiring. CANTON While law enforcement agencies across the nation bemoan the lack of young people interested in becoming police officers,...

The board of St. Francois County 911 reviewed the joint communications center’s financial position and discussed projects on the horizon during their meeting Wednesday morning. Treasurer and District 1 Board Member Ginger Taylor, of Taylor Tax & Consulting, heads...

It’s hard to know where to begin after listening to DC 911 director Karima Holmes testify this (Monday) afternoon about a delay dispatching DC Fire & EMS to a deadly house fire in August. Holmes tied herself in knots trying to explain to DC council members there...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Alleging errors made by emergency dispatchers might have cost lives, the family of Akilah DaSilva sued the city of Nashville and its Emergency Communications Center. Just over a year and a half after the tragedy, the former director of...

CANBY, Ore. – The deputies that were the first to respond to a devastating quadruple murder earlier this year were honored for rescuing the surviving girl. Clackamas County sheriff’s deputies were called out to a home on South Barlow Road on the night of January 19,...

ROGERSVILLE — Questions surrounding the Emergency Medical Dispatching certifications of several Hawkins Co. Emergency Communications District dispatchers resulted this week in all staff having to be re-certified by an onsite instructor, and a full training audit of...