The strike by the city's 911 dispatchers “poses unacceptable threats to public health, safety and welfare," lawyers for the ...

The vote was contentious, splitting the council 3–3 before Mayor Edward Schimmel cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of the ...

As Nashville first responders prepare for one of their busiest weekends of the year, the 9-1-1 dispatchers who direct them ...

With $1 million in state and local funding, Shawnee County hopes to unlock $4 million in federal grants to improve response ...

The North Platte Police Department has been recognized by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch as an Accredited ...

The non-emergency number for those type of calls is (231) 922-4550, which is also operated by GTC 911 central dispatch. BEYOND CALL ROUTING ...

Archie, an 18-month-old English Labrador retriever, is a certified therapy and facility dog at the Summit Emergency Communications Center. Dispatch staff say he helps keep them calm when the job ...

Dispatch center workers, who toil at 2300 Ninth Ave. North, are currently crowded into a 1,000-square-foot space. But their space will more than double — to 2,300 square feet — at the new 911 ...

It’s been difficult to keep enough dispatchers working at the 911 central dispatch shared by Fayette County and Connersville police, fire and other emergency agencies. The dispatch operation requires ...

Mike Watson, a longtime dispatcher at the Corning Police Department, has retired. Corning Police Chief Kenzie Spaulding said Watson was a calming voice on the other end of the phone. Mike Watson will ...

Spanish-speaking TN dispatcher helps mom deliver baby in 911 call The dispatcher translated for EMS and walked the new mom through giving birth. The API failed to deliver the resource.

A strike by AFSCME District Council 33, Philadelphia’s largest city workers’ union, is disrupting trash pickup, delaying 911 ...