911 & Dispatch

2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (89+ words) FOX Carolina News Phoenix police officers go above and beyond to save a toddler's birthday No injuries as airplane makes emergency landing near South Washington Street, Desert Quail Road 2 hospitalized after crash between ATV, motorcycle in Dallas, OR Storm Rachel…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (88+ words) BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. – Bedford County officials said that their non-emergency dispatch phone line is currently experiencing intermittent issues. Authorities said the usual line, 540-586-7827, is experiencing intermittent issues and callers may have trouble reaching dispatch with that number. If you need…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (449+ words) Village plans to cut dispatch center The village of Sebring could close its dispatch center by the end of the year despite pushback from local police and fire. A dispatch center responds to 911 calls and sends police, fire, or EMS…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (283+ words) Volusia County is getting a major upgrade to its 911 dispatch system — one designed to make sure the right resources reach the right emergencies at the right time. The county council recently approved the purchase of the new $2 million system. The…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (343+ words) NEW YORK — Firefighters freed a young boy whose head became trapped between the bars of a metal fence in New York on Thursday, in an incident captured on video that quickly spread across social media. The boy, whose name and…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (127+ words) CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Multiple agencies responded to a vehicle fire on a Dearborn County bridge under construction. New Trenton Volunteer Fire Department Chief Don Maucher says the call came in around 7:30 p.m. for a box truck on fire on the SR-46 bridge…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (292+ words) Manatee County answers 97.5% of 911 calls in under 10 seconds, exceeding the national 15-second standard By Tampa Bay Beacons When Manatee County first achieved Tri-ACE accreditation in 2017, it became the 13th emergency communications center in the world to earn the designation. Since then,…...

1+ week, 52+ min ago   (1216+ words) When a fire call comes in, the response may look straightforward from the outside: someone calls for help, the dispatcher receives the information, firefighters are alerted, and the crew leaves the station. In reality, several communication steps can take place…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (634+ words) Cottonwood and Camp Verde may be merging their 911 dispatch centers. The Camp Verde Town Council unanimously approved sending a letter of intent to the State of Arizona 911 Administrator as the next stage of the consolidation review process of the Camp…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (571+ words) While many people are unlikely to associate the words "New York City Fire Department," "rescue," and "cute" with one another, that's exactly what unfolded during a recent fall afternoon. That's because the FDNY was called out to assist with an…...