On January 22, a new bill was announced at a press conference by a group of public safety dispatchers from across California. Assembly Bill 1945 (AB 1945), which has been championed by Assemblymember Rudy Salas, will reclassify and recognize the efforts of public...

AUDRAIN COUNTY — A dispatcher was praised in a post on the Audrain County E-911 Joint Communications Facebook page for successfully assisting a woman give a live childbirth on Highway 54. The post said Lexi Friedli answered the call of a man who was driving into...

Benjamin Duddles in Wisconsin is an idiot. Duddles allegedly called 911 multiple times to solicit the female dispatchers. Last week, Duddles called the police's line four times in 37 minutes to hit on the dispatchers. In one of the calls, he told a female dispatcher,...

When calling 911, people often don't think about the person on the other line. 911 dispatchers can have a rollercoaster of a day from calls of noise complaints to walking a new parent into birth. Fox 42's Shirelle Moore will get a front-row seat in the life of a 911...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — The final of three information sessions was held Wednesday night at the Columbus Police Academy. Organizers say 250 people attended the final session. All of them are interested in pursuing a career as a Columbus police dispatcher....

MURRAY — Chesley Thomas was appointed to the position of Calloway County Emergency Management Director Tuesday, according to a press release from the Calloway County Fiscal Court.  Thomas was sworn in Tuesday afternoon by Calloway County Judge-Executive...

The Metro Nashville & Davidson County Department of Emergency Communications will implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP). DEC went live with ASAP on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 7:00 a.m. with Nashville-based ADS Security. The following companies have since...

Today, a new app for personal safety is launching in Detroit. It’s called Citizen and it combines location information with 9-1-1 intelligence intended to keep you and your network of friends and family in the loop about accidents at home, on the road...

During the migration, technicians of Spie (a company that offers multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications) were present at the about 600 set-up points in order to make the switch possible. Last night, the migration of the Dutch emergency...

County commissioners hear about project plans from engineer. Plans for the new Pratt County Public Safety Center are coming together and a tentative time line puts the start of construction sometime in April.Wayne Scritchfield, municipal engineer for Kirkham Michael,...

The City of Hopkinsville installed three emergency call boxes along the Hopkinsville Rail Trail on Tuesday; however, the beacons are expected to be turned on within the next week. “They’re integrated with (the Emergency Communications Center) and have built-in cameras...

Fairbanks City Council voted to abolish the Public Safety Commission on Monday night. In addition to the testimony of councilmembers, the council also heard from various department heads, who were unanimous...

A new bill would give dispatchers compensation if they answer calls for traumatic events — if a psychiatrist of psychologist diagnoses them with PTSD.

CHARLTON – Residents last summer shot down a tax increase to build a $28.5 million public safety complex, but now efforts are underway to raise part of the cost through private donations and bring it to a second vote. Selectmen formed a Public Safety...