HAVERFORD – U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon joined local police chiefs, county District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, Delaware County Council members and other officials Monday in announcing a $650,000 grant to fund a new pilot program for “Mobile Crisis Teams” that will...

Emergency responders often see people on their worst day, responding to calls that can forever change lives. They do the work they are called to do, but they often never know the outcome once they pass their patient on to the next caregiver. One Cumberland County...

The nationwide rollout has started and is available in Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Guam. Additional regions will be rolled out over the...

HOLBROOK, Mass – While one dispatcher takes the 911 call, another dispatcher will direct first responders to the callers’ exact location. That teamwork saves precious seconds. “Seconds of every day make a difference,” said Lauren Mielke, Holbrook’s deputy director of...

Pictured: Front: Tia Brand, Keri Halpin, Cindy Bresse, Kristen Williams, Christine Peterson, Kathleen Mitchell, Katie Herwig, and Christina Valderrama. Back row: Michael Speigle, Daniel Tutko, Kurt A. Hoffman, Jon Goetluck, Brian Woodring, Arik Smith. Sheriff Kurt A....

LONGVIEW, Wash. — Maria Gilbert of Longview has instructed people on how to deliver babies, give CPR and escape a flooded vehicle, all without being considered a first responder. Her title is set to change thanks to a new state law that will classify 911 dispatchers...

The group which runs 9-1-1 services says an investigation is still underway as to what knocked out services through wide swaths of southern British Columbia last night. E-Comm has confirmed callers from Lillooet to the East Kootenay were greeted with a busy-signal...

In an emergency, seconds count. You quickly dial 9-1-1, tell the call-taker what has happened, and within minutes responders arrive to the scene. While it seems simple enough, there is a lot going on in the background to make it all happen. To ensure 9-1-1 staff and...

LISBON –Efforts by the Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency leaders along with Commissioner Tim Weigle continue to pursue additional funding for operation of next generation 911 for this and other counties across the state may have begun to pay off. Brian...

When two new parents in Boulder, Colorado, discovered their newborn was unconscious and not breathing, their saving grace was a man named Rob Schimoler. Schimoler is a 911 communications dispatcher. While police officers and firemen often get the credit for being...

Hawkins County 911 director Lynn Campbell is preparing to make his case before the Hawkins County Budget Committee next week on why his department needs a county funding increase of the first time since 2012. Campbell told the Review he beileves the numbers speak for...

MANCHESTER — Selectmen answered the public’s remaining questions regarding the town’s dispatch operations at the final public hearing on the topic last week. At Town Election on May 17, voters will decide whether to dissolve the town’s dispatch services and join North...

Because the ambulance companies aren't based locally, they say they aren't familiar with the areas. JASPER, Texas — When lives are at risk, emergency services response times for ambulances are critical, especially in rural areas. Slow response times or sometimes no...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma City police are asking community members to not report emergencies through social media. “Please do NOT report emergencies to us through social media messaging, call 911,” an Oklahoma City Police Department official said. The official...

At a panel discussion of "Digitaler Staat Online", BDBOS (The Federal Agency for Public Safety Digital Radio) President Andreas Gegenfurtner debated the future of the UHF frequency band with people from politics and business. At the same time, Gegenfurtner campaigned...

On a good day at the three Broward County regional communication centers, dozens of seats would be filled with 911 call-takers — the first of the first responders. But good days are fleeting. Instead there’s vast emptiness with many uncluttered and unused desks....