SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) - The Allen Fiscal Court unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday honoring Telecommunications of the Scottsville Allen County 9-1-1. In a Facebook post Wednesday morning, the Scottsville Police Department said the telecommunicators were the...

The state has a new requirement to all emergency dispatch centers across Ohio that is designed improve treatment for urgent medical calls.  The Ohio Department of Administrative Services gave all dispatch centers a deadline of April 1 to either be emergency...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) – A Manhattan woman who has worked in an inner-city school filled with violence is using that background to help people in need in Riley County. Ceaven Evens has worked as a Riley County dispatcher for two years. She’s one of the first people to...

In hopes of keeping the city dispatch center schedule sustainable, Ravenna Police Chief Jeffrey Wallis told City Council the department is considering eliminating part-time dispatching positions in favor of adding two new full-time positions. Wallis said that two...

VANDALIA, Ohio — The state has a new requirement to all emergency dispatch centers across Ohio that is designed to improve treatment for urgent medical calls. The Ohio Department of Administrative Services gave all dispatch centers a deadline of April 1 to either be...

Officials for the 911 emergency services in both Norfolk and Virginia Beach are telling residents if they make a call for service and the line continues to ring, they’re placed on hold or are greeted by an answering machine, don’t hang up. Not only will the...

Maj. Reginald Patterson, chief of staff services with the State Police, said in an e-mailed statement that the agency was reviewing communications services, but not ready to publicly discuss it. ”The West Virginia State Police is in the process of reviewing four of...

DAVIESS COUNTY, Ky. — A recent study into communications problems experienced by Daviess County sheriff's deputies and firefighters found the county's communication system is obsolete in places and is in need of upgrades or replacement. The study gives Daviess Fiscal...

Lincoln County servers have been infiltrated by ransomware for the second time in less than two weeks. This time, it was servers within Lincoln County Communications that were hacked. Issues were discovered by Lincoln County Information Technology staff around 8:30...

POCATELLO — A police officer and emergency dispatcher are being credited with saving the life of a man who nearly died early Saturday morning from a massive heart attack. Patrolman Tyler Anderson and dispatcher Diana Rich, both members of the Pocatello Police...

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $109 million in grants to 34 states and two tribal nations as part of the 911 Grant Program, which will help 911 call centers upgrade to Next Generation...

ERSAILLES, Ind. – The Indiana State Police (ISP) in Versailles is accepting applications for a regional dispatcher position at the Versailles Post to help staff its Regional Dispatch Center. Successful applicants must be able to receive, record, disseminate, and...

A voice that has been on the other end of 911 in Escambia County for 30 years retired Friday afternoon. William “Bill” Jordan has answered and dispatched thousands upon thousands of 911 calls in Escambia County. His three decades of service was to come to an end with...

(WTNH) — Connecticut is getting an upgrade to its 9-1-1 call centers. Connecticut is receiving more than $1 million in federal grant funding to install “next generation 9-1-1 capabilities.” The program will create a faster, more resilient emergency system to boost...

ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) - Atlanta officials honor a group of 911 dispatchers for how they handled two high-stakes situations. The recognition took place Friday afternoon, at the Georgia World Congress Center. The first group of dispatchers were honored for helping a...

Director of Communications Stephen Hooke recently announced that the Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center received an additional grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security and the State 911 Department for the expansion of its regional...

Former Cassia County Sheriff dispatcher, Donna Hedley, has recently been diagnosed stage 4 Brain Cancer. Donna has gone through Breast Cancer already and a few weeks ago she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Brain Cancer. Her family has opened a Go Fund Me account and would...

WASHINGTON –Friday, August 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $109 million in grants to 34 states and two tribal nations as part of the 911 Grant Program, which will help 911 call centers upgrade to...