Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2018, as California was laying the groundwork to build a new 911 system for the state, a massive fire ripped through Butte ...

"KNOX COUNTY QUESTION 2" passed by a wide margin, 322 to 124 (72.20% to 27.80%), with 450 ballots cast out of 2,463 ...

Fairfield County has transitioned to Next Generation 911, improving call reliability, location accuracy and emergency ...

LISBON – The Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency is working with the East Palestine Department to come up with a backup system in case dispatching services are knocked out anywhere in the ...

Washington County Wireless Communications has completed a significant upgrade to its public safety radio system, retiring the old low-band system in favor of a modern digital network. The transition, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – More Ohio residents will soon be able to send text messages and photos to 911, as the state rolls out ...

OPINION – We are living in an unprecedented moment, and our emergency communications system must meet our demands. We cannot ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert G. Luna in December. The Sheriff's Department experienced a countywide outage affecting 911 and direct business lines. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles ...

The Phoenix 911 system will begin assessing calls for behavioral health assistance in addition to police and fire emergencies starting Monday, Dec. 15. The service, part of a city effort to streamline ...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — 9:57 p.m. Update: The Marion County 911 Communication has been returned to normal working conditions, the city said. The Marion County and Ocala 911 emergency phone systems have ...

In 2018, as California was laying the groundwork to build a new 911 system for the state, a massive fire ripped through Butte County, decimating several Northern California communities and killing ...