Facing resistance from the Palo Alto Police Department, the Palo Alto City Council reluctantly agreed on Monday to keep police radio communication encrypted and inaccessible to the media and the public. During a long discussion that stretched well past midnight,...

Metro Wire Staff Portage County residents can now send emergency messages to 911 dispatchers by text message. Wireless customers can now send a text, up to 140 characters, to 911 in the event of an emergency. Sheriff Mike Lukas said texts to 911 should only be used in...

VAN BUREN -- A project to build an emergency communication center in Crawford County got the money needed to continue to the next step at no extra cost to the taxpayers. The Quorum Court approved using more than $1.03 million from the county's American Rescue Plan...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles dedicated to providing education to voters on the issues regarding Proposition A, the City of Kerrville’s bond election. ----- The lifeline in almost every emergency in Kerrville begins with a 9-1-1 call to the...

Emergency dispatchers are seldom seen by residents, but they can be a vital lifeline for sending help in people's worst moments. "I like being that nice voice of calm," said Katie Spanski, a Clay Township dispatcher. St. Clair County Central Dispatch Authority...

MONROE, CT — In a joint statement, First Selectman Ken Kellogg and Superintendent of Schools Joseph Kobza announced that construction of a communications tower, in a wooded area on the northern side of the former Chalk Hill School, will start as early as next week....

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Mother nature and maintenance issues disrupted radio traffic for the Cincinnati Police Department Thursday, but the issue still was not as bad as what officers dealt with in 2017, FOP President Sgt. Dan Hils explained. “What happened last night was...

MONROE, CT — Construction is set to begin next week on a new communications tower in Monroe in the wooded area on the northern side of the former Chalk Hill School, according to First Selectman Ken Kellogg and Schools Superintendent Joe Kobza. "The new tower will...

Gallatin County 911 released its first annual report on Wednesday, revealing the rapidly growing county is experiencing a continually increasing number of calls to dispatchers. Gallatin County dispatchers processed 160,492 incoming calls in 2021, a 21.25 percent...

Hoosiers needing emergency assistance can now text 911 in their native language and have their plea for help immediately translated for a police, fire or ambulance dispatcher. The Indiana Statewide 911 Board recently announced it has partnered with INdigital to...

Riley County commissioners on Thursday gave approval for an architecture firm to determine the best size and space for a new EMS headquarters. The commission approved Lenexa-based firm Archimages to conduct a site and space needs study as the first part of the first...

MCCORMICK — A dream that was years in the making is now a reality, as McCormick County's new emergency services facility allows for shared resources and collaboration under one roof. The new facility had its grand opening this week, with officials offering tours of...

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles City Council is asking for public input on the possible use of the Volunteer Practice Field for a Joint Public Safety Facility. A special meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday is for the purpose of hearing comments about the possible 18th Street...

A Message from Coral Springs Chief Clyde Parry A couple of pranksters broke into our police station and stole all of the toilets in our bathrooms. A spokesperson for the City told reporters, “The police have nothing to go on.” April 1 is April Fool’s Day, and that was...

WATERTOWN — Since 2012, a group of Jefferson County legislators and department officials have been working to upgrade the county’s public safety radio system. Joseph D. Plummer, director of the county Office of Fire and Emergency Management, said the new radio system...

Newport News was one of the first cities in Virginia to start sending mental health professionals to 911 calls for mental health crises. So far, the program known as Community Assistance Response, or CARE, is showing signs of success. But it needs more staff to be...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Rave Mobile Safety has created a new safety app called Smart 911. The app allows users to create a safety profile giving emergency services instant access to the user's personal information. The 911 dispatchers then use this information to...

EDINA, MN — The Edina Police Department put out a message late Wednesday night warning that some 911 calls may not get through. The department said the Edina 911 Communications Center was "experiencing difficulties" with calls from T-Mobile/Sprint users and...

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The consolidation of Clarksville’s and Montgomery County’s E-911 dispatch centers, which has been in the works since at least 2018, has fallen through, according to Clarksville’s chief of police. The decision to keep the departments...