SHEPHERDSVILLE — The wheels of government turn slowly, even when First Responders are involved. The anticipated opening of the new 911 Central Dispatch center is running behind schedule. Larry Coy, a member of the county’s Emergency Management Agency, said work...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Avaya Holdings Corp. (AVYA) and Komutel, in close collaboration with Combat Networks, Bell Canada, and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), conducted the first Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) emergency test call in Ontario and...

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- RapidDeploy, the leader in Cloud Aided Dispatch software for emergency communications centers, announces the launch of its Lightning Partner Program. The Program creates an integrated end-to-end ecosystem of visionary...

Twenty-three law enforcement dispatchers graduated earlier this month from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training. The 128th telecommunications class includes five dispatchers from Northern Kentucky...

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Have you ever thought about who answers your 9-1-1 calls? ABC7 introduces you to a Potter County 9-1-1 dispatcher who has worked at the Potter County Sheriff’s Office for a little over 17 years. Traditionally, Saturday mornings are slow, but...

PAYSON — A Utah County 911 dispatcher who lost her home to a fire earlier this month is warning other homeowners to double-check their insurance policies after she was told her policy isn’t going to pay for what she lost. She was returning home from work on Oct. 12...

A Calhoun County dispatcher has won the 911 Telecommunicator of the Year award for the state of South Carolina. The award was presented at the NENA/APCO conference in Myrtle Beach on Oct. 18. The award was presented to Amy Combs, telecommunicator and assistant...

RapidSOS, a New York-based emergency technology company, and 911inform, a cloud-based notification and security management platform for buildings and municipalities, announced its partnership to connect smart buildings with 9-1-1 dispatchers during a crisis. Through...

NEW CUMBERLAND — Hancock County dispatchers were formally honored at Thursday’s county commission meeting. At the last meeting, 911 Dispatch Center Director Tracy Lemley announced she had received a letter from the Brooke County Sheriff’s Office regarding the...

BOCA RATON - The parents of a restaurant worker fatally shot as he drove home on Interstate 95 in February 2018 have sued the city of West Palm Beach, saying a dispatcher didn’t do enough to deter the alleged gunman. A lawsuit filed Monday argues that when Hugo Selva...

[...]Judge Chick made mention of the need for the court to start looking into an additional funding source for the Emergency Communications Center (911) due to a drop in landline use. The county currently receives a fee from every landline in Logan County that is...

Over 50 law enforcement and other emergency agencies came to Stuart last week to assist with an officer-involved shooting, but the first people who responded to those injured weren’t made visible by flashing lights or sirens. Guthrie County Dispatchers Amy Cleveland...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Pasco County Sheriffs responded to a call about a woman who kept dialing 9-1-1. Deputies say Jessica Ann Tyler, 33 dialed 9-1-1 11 times over fifteen days. One of the phone calls made, Tyler called Emergency Dispatch Services to report drug...

CHICAGO– RapidSOS, an emergency technology company, and 911inform, a cloud-based notification and security management platform, today announced a partnership to connect smart buildings with 9-1-1 during an emergency. This partnership empowers RapidSOS-connected public...

The Niagara Regional Police Service has been recognized as an Accredited Centre of Excellence for police communications. It's a first in Ontario, and the second in Canada. Three years ago, the NRP changed its Communications Unit operation by implementing the Police...

Having a cell phone and being able to dial 911 and reach the Wilkes Communications Center might have saved a man’s life Wednesday afternoon, said Champion Fire & Rescue Chief Craig Hollar. Michael Lucas, 58, was seriously injured and lying about 40 feet down a...

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Earlier this month, Prestonsburg Enhanced 911 broke ground on an overhaul and upgrade of its Police/Fire/EMS Communications Center. The center has not received an upgrade in more than 20 years. The upgrade allows the creation of three...

MERIDEN — A Naugatuck officer talked a teenager down off a bridge in Portuguese. A Litchfield County police department helped take down a drug trafficking organization bringing narcotics into northwestern and central Connecticut. A state police dispatcher persuaded a...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 24, 2019-- Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced the launch of APX NEXT ™, its next-generation mission-critical Project 25 (P25) public safety radio with LTE for enhanced communications and data-centric application services. The...

BULLHEAD CITY — A special 9-year-old was singled out for recognition at Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Bullhead City Fire District governing board. Breizon Roebuck was presented with a Young Hero Award by Fire Chief Patrick Moore, for her actions during a Sept. 13...