Created by the state legislature, the two-year long pilot is the nation's first statewide drone program for first responders, ...

Centralized dispatch was discussed in Atlantic County about 10 years ago, but the idea was dismissed due to pressure from ...

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A computer software glitch in Lorain County’s 911 system delayed paramedics responding to an off-duty police officer’s ...

Historically, when someone called 911 in Fort Worth, a public safety communicator from the police department answered. If the situation needed the fire department or emergency medical services, they ...

Steven Yarbrough, chair of the State 911 Advisory board, speaks with Cal OES Chief Deputy Director of Policy and ...

The Brooke County Commission had made plans on Tuesday to meet with candidates for a planned advisory board for the county’s ...

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday said the unified 911 emergency response system is expected to partially start in July. In a press conference, DILG Secretary Jonvic ...

One person is dead after an early morning house fire in Kansas City, Missouri. According to the Kansas City Fire Department, ...

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Emergency help in Miami-Dade County is now just a text away. The county on Sunday launched a new Text-to-911 service that allows residents and visitors to request emergency ...