A Florida man is facing a felony charge and several misdemeanors for a car accident in April that killed a Camden County 911 dispatcher on Interstate 95. Rachel Hodge, 26, died instantly when her car plowed into the back of a tractor trailer at 97 mph on her way home...

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. – A new emergency feature is now online in Shasta County. Starting on July 14, people can text 9-1-1 if they are unable to call emergency services safely. This is a collaboration with Shascom, Cal Fire, and the California Highway Patrol. Law...

Garland County has started receiving revenue from the increased public safety charge wireless providers began collecting from customers in October. The $1.30 monthly charge enabled by the Public Safety Act of 2019 supports 911 service. The 2019 law increased the...

Fairfax County’s 9-1-1 system could soon be dispatching teams of unarmed medical, human services and mental health workers to respond to non-violent mental and behavioral health incidents instead of police officers. The proposal being pushed by Supervisors Rodney Lusk...

SEATTLE — An influential community group on Tuesday called on Seattle City Council members to consider implementing a phased approach to defunding the city's police department that would extend through the rest of the year. Decriminalize Seattle held an online...

WORCESTER - A single piece of legislation, if passed, could save as many as 500 lives a year in Massachusetts, according to a UMass Memorial Medical Center doctor. Joseph Sabato, a emergency medicine doctor, said that when a heart attack happens, it’s critical to...

WOODSFIELD — Monroe County residents will be able to text message 911 by early next year, thanks to a grant secured by county officials. The Monroe County Emergency Management Agency, along with six other surrounding counties, secured nearly $80,000 in funding to...

Dispatchers from the John Day Emergency Communications Agency asked Grant County Court to pass a symbolic resolution recognizing dispatchers as first responders in Grant County. Dispatcher Cammie Haney said a bill in Congress that would reclassify dispatchers as first...

Christmas morning, kids wake up as excitement fills the air at the chance to open gifts with family — a feeling comparable to when Darian Maynard returned to the Grant County dispatch center to begin her work as the new dispatcher. Maynard recently graduated after...

Under general supervision, performs skilled work in the receipt and dispatch of emergency 911 and non-emergency calls in accordance with established department policy and procedures; utilizes various equipment such as a telephone, radio, computer and CLETS terminal...

ZANESVILLE – A bid opening took place today at the Muskingum County Commissioners Office to find out who will supply the equipment. The software company, Civica, was the lone bidder for the project with a bid of just over $146,000. The 911 computer stuff we have has...

ELKO — Elko County’s Next Generation 911 system that is now live in Elko and West Wendover was installed in record time and has first-of-its-kind capabilities, according to Darold Whitmer, senior vice president of strategic relationships for NGA 911 LLC. “We rolled...

NENA Supports Designation of 9-8-8 as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Number
35 minutes ago   (0 Comments)Posted by: Chris NussmanNENA applauds the FCC’s work to implement 9-8-8 as the nationwide short code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. For more than 50 years, the nation has benefited enormously from the development of universal access to emergency response, and suicide-related calls are a significant portion of the 9-1-1 call load. We believe a dedicated, easy-to-remember suicide prevention lifeline will lead to more robust, specialized help for such callers and save lives, while taking some of the burden off our 9-1-1 systems.

JOHNSTOWN — A $415,749 contract for a new Fulton County communications system was recently approved by county supervisors. The Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety Committee voted to contract with Motorola Solutions at the request of county Emergency Management...

Oakmont officials recently added an email option to the borough’s alert system in an effort to reach more residents. The borough last year launched a free mobile phone text alert notification to provide emergency and nonemergency communications to residents and...

Columbia and Boone County first responders said there were communication issues responding to the double homicide on Volunteer Drive and agencies are taking steps to improve coordination responding to violent incidents with injuries according to a joint...

MINOCQUA – The Minocqua Police Department will soon have to replace three positions in its 24/7-dispatch center. Its police chief says now is the time to make some staffing changes. Current staffing levels call for four full-timers and four part-timers. While all...