In an emergency, seconds count. You quickly dial 9-1-1, tell the call-taker what has happened, and within minutes responders arrive to the scene. While it seems simple enough, there is a lot going on in the background to make it all happen. To ensure 9-1-1 staff and...

LISBON –Efforts by the Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency leaders along with Commissioner Tim Weigle continue to pursue additional funding for operation of next generation 911 for this and other counties across the state may have begun to pay off. Brian...

When two new parents in Boulder, Colorado, discovered their newborn was unconscious and not breathing, their saving grace was a man named Rob Schimoler. Schimoler is a 911 communications dispatcher. While police officers and firemen often get the credit for being...

Hawkins County 911 director Lynn Campbell is preparing to make his case before the Hawkins County Budget Committee next week on why his department needs a county funding increase of the first time since 2012. Campbell told the Review he beileves the numbers speak for...

MANCHESTER — Selectmen answered the public’s remaining questions regarding the town’s dispatch operations at the final public hearing on the topic last week. At Town Election on May 17, voters will decide whether to dissolve the town’s dispatch services and join North...

Because the ambulance companies aren't based locally, they say they aren't familiar with the areas. JASPER, Texas — When lives are at risk, emergency services response times for ambulances are critical, especially in rural areas. Slow response times or sometimes no...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma City police are asking community members to not report emergencies through social media. “Please do NOT report emergencies to us through social media messaging, call 911,” an Oklahoma City Police Department official said. The official...

At a panel discussion of "Digitaler Staat Online", BDBOS (The Federal Agency for Public Safety Digital Radio) President Andreas Gegenfurtner debated the future of the UHF frequency band with people from politics and business. At the same time, Gegenfurtner campaigned...

On a good day at the three Broward County regional communication centers, dozens of seats would be filled with 911 call-takers — the first of the first responders. But good days are fleeting. Instead there’s vast emptiness with many uncluttered and unused desks....

COOK COUNTRY, MINNESOTA   May 7, 2022  (LSNews)   The Office of Emergency Management operates the county-wide emergency 911 (E-911) an addressing system, the role of which is to provide the public with competent, timely and effective emergency and non-emergency public...

Following the April 5 election, incumbents Kris Bowling, Brian Cook and Jack Schulz, along with newly elected Lawrence County Emergency Services Board (LCESB) member Deborah Prichard, took their oaths of office before settling down to the business at hand during the...

In the not-too-distant future, those using 911 will be expected to send images and video from their location. Bell Canada New Generation (NG)911 Service will completely replace the existing 911 system that will make this technically possible in the next three years....

“We’ve been working on this going three years now and we’re at the point where we have a perfect storm brewing, and we wanted to bring this to the attention of the Commissioners. So said Chief Deputy Tom Morgan of the Union County Sheriff’s Office to the Union County...

CINCINNATI — The City of Cincinnati will launch a six-month pilot program that will send unarmed mental health and medical personnel to emergency calls for nonviolent and mental health crises. ​​Mayor Aftab Pureval and city leaders announced the plan Thursday morning...

NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJMN) – When a person in a crisis makes a 911 call, we may not think about how taking those serious calls can affect the dispatchers on the other line. “There are several people who think you’re just a call taker. But another I guess cliche...

A wage increase for emergency communications staff has found favor with the Lyon County Commission. During the board’s weekly meeting, Lyon County Emergency Communications Director Roxanne Van Gundy submitted a request for a pay increase for full-time communications...

When you’re in an emergency, 911 is supposed to be there to take your call and get you help quickly. An Action News Jax investigation reveals the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office 911 call center has failed to meet the state recommendations for answering 911 calls...