MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is urging the public to help them reduce 911 hang-up calls. Sheriff Dale Schmidt stated Friday that the number of 911 hang-ups his agency has received is becoming “daunting.” The sheriff’s office has taken 2,292...

  CAPE MAY - Cape May's decision whether to move to Cape May County central dispatch was made for it by a bolt of lightning.   A direct lightning strike hit Cape May City Hall, at 5:30 p.m. July 20. According to City Manager Mike Voll, the strike fried all the...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — The fire departments, law enforcement agencies and ambulance services in Jasper County face big changes in communications technology in the next few years, and officials say keeping up will take money. The Jasper County Emergency Services Dispatch...

Mounties in Grand Forks and the West Boundary are encouraging the public to “make the right” call when it comes to non-emergencies. Phoning 911 to report things like suspicious vehicles or noise complaints unnecessarily ties up dispatch operators who need to focus on...

A part-time pilot program aimed at reducing Columbus police response to non-threatening calls involving mental health, drug addiction or other social issues is showing promising early results, Mayor Andrew J. Ginther said Thursday. The Alternative Response Pilot...

Phone service provider issues at 911 dispatch centers in Gallatin and Park counties, along with West Yellowstone, are the main reason for people experiencing troubles calling emergency services. Though it is not a complete outage for 911 calls, some callers may run...

Jul. 29—LAURINBURG — Scotland County Emergency E-911 Communications Center has appointed Jonathan Lemmond as its new assistant director. "Jonathan was part of the initial opening team for the 911 center when it opened on Feb. 10, 2015," said Director Samantha Cameron...

Scott County Sheriff Luke Hennen is pleased to announce the promotions of three Sheriff’s Office employees:  Corrections Officer Cassie Kelly has been promoted to Corrections Sergeant, Recreational Safety Deputy Jacob Edwinson to Patrol Sergeant, and Dispatch...

Nearly half of the 911 calls to Seattle police can handled without armed, sworn officers, according to a report commissioned by Mayor Jennie Durkan. The report, based on three years of dispatch data for 911 calls compiled by the National Institute for Criminal Justice...

Norman will have a new Emergency Operations Center after a close vote by the City Council approved the use of American Rescue Plan Act funds for the project. After a 5-3 vote, the proposed facility will see $9.5 million of ARPA funds to cover a shortfall in the $15...

Israel’s National Fire and Rescue Authority has launched its new cutting-edge dispatch system—one that will provide the fire service with enhanced capabilities and put it on the same computer platform as Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s emergency medical service. The...

The on-duty fire chief that was supposed to have been dispatched to a house fire on Woodlawn Avenue in Hamilton earlier this month, where three people died, was not alerted by the Mercer County dispatch center, officials confirmed Wednesday. Officials described the...

LAWRENCE CO. – The Lawrence County council approved the hiring of two dispatchers at a higher rate of pay due to their level of experience. One dispatcher worked previously as a Hamilton County dispatcher and has more than 10 years of experience, and the second...

POINT PLEASANT — A longtime Mason County 9-1-1 dispatcher has been named the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) West Virginia Telecommunicator of the Year. Ethel Taylor of Point Pleasant was surprised with the award Tuesday during a party in...

    WILSON, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina county's emergency communications unit engaged in unlawful retaliation when it terminated a worker after she told supervisors that she had been sexually harassed while on the job, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S....