(AP) - Law enforcement agencies in Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota and Texas reported temporary outages to 911 services before saying hours later that services had been restored. It was not immediately clear what caused the outages or whether they were related.

Updated April 17, 2024 at 6:04 PM ET HONOLULU — As wildfires ripped across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his heels about returning to the island amid the unfolding crisis, while a broad communications breakdown left authorities...

The soft gray light pouring into the windows of their upper floor control room, coupled with the calm, low voices of Porter County’s E911 dispatchers, belies the urgency of the accidents and medical emergencies the first class telecommunicators field on a recent rainy...

—Telecommunications specialists at the Natrona County Public Safety Communications Center  handled over 29,600 calls 911 in 2023, according to the Casper Police Department.  “We call them the ‘first’ first responders,” CPD Information Officer Amber Freestone told Oil...

Calling 911 is meant to save lives. But the emergency service, and others like it, are also viewed as ripe targets for criminally minded cyber-attackers, according to a new federal assessment – and any vulnerability in those critical networks can expose victims to a...

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Police Department and the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay have partnered to launch a crisis intervention dispatch service program. The announcement comes during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Lubbock Police Department is honoring the first voice people hear in a time of crisis, celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. The department is sending a reminder there is always someone in its Emergency Communications...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - This week 911 dispatchers all over the United State are being celebrated and recognized for the the work that they do. National Public Telecommunicators Week gives people a reminder to thank the dispatchers on the other end of a 911 call. They...

WEST MONROE, La (KTVE/KARD) – National Public Safety Telecommunicators week is in full force as local emergency agencies recognize the heroes under the headsets. The honorary week began in 1981 in the state of California and has continuously spread across the nation...

The second full week of April is recognized each year as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, bringing well deserved attention and recognition to the public safety dispatchers who are an invaluable part of every emergency response team. “Our E-911...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) – Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, Alan Davidson, toured Montgomery County’s 911 Emergency Communications Center. Monday marks the beginning of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and on...

  MERIDIAN – Idaho State Police (ISP) is proud to recognize the second week of April as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, paying tribute to the invaluable contributions of our Regional Communications Officers (RCOs) stationed across the...

Law enforcement agencies in Jefferson County, surrounding agencies will honor their 911 telecommunications officers.

This week, from April 14 to 20, we celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. The event started in 1981 in Contra Costa County, California. Here in Eagle County, the Vail Public Safety Communications Center takes center stage as we pay tribute to the...

911, what is the location of your emergency? This is the first question you will be asked when you dial 911 in Greenwich. According to Greenwich Police, last year, 911 and the department’s other, non-emergency telephones rang over 100,000 times.

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - National Public Safety Communications week begins today. The week honors the thousands of men and women who answer emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and render life-saving assistance to citizens.

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)—The City of Roanoke says they are recognizing the contributions of their communications officers, celebrating National Public Telecommunicators Week from April 14-20.

Every year during the second week of April, the telecommunications personnel in the public safety community are honored. This week-long event, initially set up in 1981 by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office in California, is a time to...

HAMLET — Emergency Communications Director of Chatham County Michael Reitz enrolled in Richmond Community College’s new associate degree program for telecommunicators last fall, and he is already seeing the benefits of the training. “It has helped me manage my...

Chesterfield Township’s public safety dispatchers are being celebrated for their hard work and dedication to keep the community safe. The Chesterfield Township Board of Trustees on March 26 adopted a proclamation recognizing April 14 to 20 as National Public Safety...