The Memphis dispatch center took more than 600,000 911 calls last year. Here's one dispatcher's take away on calls. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — April is 911 Education Month. When people call 911, every second matters. That's why dispatcher want you to help them in helping you by...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) – 911 centers are receiving thousands of calls each year for non-emergencies and dispatchers say you can easily help put an end to the problem. Within the past five years, dispatchers say they’ve seen a noticeable increase in...

Last week the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office recognized dispatching personnel from VPSO and the Vernon E-911 Communications Office. VPSO provided lunch to these dispatchers in observance of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. These individuals receive...

”We’re those first, first responders so when somebody has an emergency and they need law enforcement or medical help, they dial 911, we’re the ones that pick up that line,” said Amanda Rosano, dispatch supervisor for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.

CLEVELAND — An officer and a 911 dispatcher have both been fired from the Cleveland Division of Police following separate investigations into their conduct on and off the job, respectively. Sgt. Christopher Graham, a 25-year veteran of the force, was let go following...

INDIANAPOLIS — A Marion County 911 dispatcher, several months into the job, answered the call to help keep a FedEx employee safe during the mayhem of the mass shooting at the facility on April 15. The employee, Amber Casares, reached out to FOX59 to ask for assistance to meet the…fox59.com

CHICAGO (WLS) — The Archer Heights community celebrated two of its own Saturday, honoring Guadalupe and Maria Lopez by renaming a street after the couple who both lost their battles to COVID-19 last year. “It feels good to feel a sense of community, just to have...

OLATHE, Kansas (KCTV) — Olathe police and Johnson County dispatchers had to act fast Friday morning to save a wrong way driver who drove down train tracks as two oncoming trains came toward him near Northgate and Woodland Street. Someone called 911 to report a driver...

The Crawford County Quorum Court is looking for a 911 director for the upcoming consolidation.  Currently, the county has a 911 advisory board, but the board has appointed a committee made up of the county's police chiefs, fire chiefs, EMS, and sheriff's department. ...

LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. -- With travel restrictions and more people staying close to home as the COVID-19 pandemic lingers on, interest in cycling is exploding and bikes continue to be some of the hottest items available for purchase. The Public Safety Communications Centre...

The Kenai Peninsula Borough will hire two borough employees to replace outgoing state employees at the Soldotna Public Safety Communication Center following a unanimous vote in support of the hire by the assembly during their April 20 meeting. The SPSCC, which is...