Tree-mounted sensors and new satellites promise a way to detect wildfires before they get out of hand—but no early detection ...

CROWN POINT — Lake County is preparing to hire 12 contracted 911 dispatchers to try to reduce the overtime its own dispatchers are required to work due to some 30 vacancies in the county's ...

Bartels resigned as a 911 dispatcher for Gallia County on Nov. 8, 2022. Court records say someone set at least 17 fires in the days that followed. Witnesses spotted Bartels near where a fire ...

Equature, a leader in dispatch education, is revolutionizing emergency telecommunications training with the launch of a cutting-edge online learning platform. Designed for Telecommunicators, CTOs, and ...

She called 911."My fiancée is giving birth in our room," Thrasher told a Hamilton County dispatcher. "His head is out. What do I do?"Stephanie Fights was the dispatcher who answered the call.

Other cities contract with the center. It provides emergency dispatch services for most fire and law enforcement agencies in the county. Modesto Bee file Stanislaus County leaders held a ...

A North Texas 911 dispatcher experienced a nightmare she ... The funds are helping the family to cover urgent needs such as clothing, food, and medical expenses. Back the Blue of Denton County ...

Luke Batzel was hailed as having more than a job at saving lives, but a calling, when he was honored by the Wayne County commissioners Jan. 23 for his 10 years as a 911 emergency dispatcher.

Audio from several 911 calls and computer dispatch records reveal more details about a Wilmington house fire that killed two and is currently under investigation by the Wilmington Police ...

Mayors from nearly a dozen Vancouver Island communities are asking the province to halt its plans to pass on 911 dispatch costs to municipalities. As Kylie Stanton reports, the mayors say it's ...

Gerry Steege, emergency communications dispatcher in the Escambia County Emergency Communications Division has been named the county’s February 2025 Employee of the Month. “Thank you for reco ...

THE Department of Public Safety and the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services commended Police Officer Vince Igitol and Emergency Dispatcher Karay Fitial for their immediate lifesaving ...