A lawn mower's performance often depends on small components, like spark plugs, that are easy to overlook until problems ...

Officials remind residents to keep 911 lines open by using non-emergency numbers for power outages and road closures.

TRAVERSE CITY — It’s 911 Education Month and Grand Traverse County Central Dispatch is reminding people how to use 911 responsibly. Central Dispatch shared four helpful tips on its official social ...

CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FLY OFF. THAT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. MILWAUKEE IS NOW USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO TRAIN ITS 911 DISPATCHERS. >> THEY GAVE US A SNEAK PEEK OF THE NEW SYSTEM TODAY.

The Communications Center has a 70% to 80% attrition rate for new dispatchers. The city hopes Priority Dispatch will help ...

California once built massive infrastructure projects—dams, highways, and aqueducts—that were the marvel of the world. During the Great Depression, engineers erected the Golden Gate Bridge in four ...

On a Tuesday morning in mid-April, a loud beeping noise repeatedly bounced off the walls of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office 911 Communications Center. It’s a sound that’s bad news for both ...

Ricardo Martinez II spent more than a decade as a 911 dispatcher, handling thousands of emergencies as US 911 centers face a nationwide staffing and funding crisis. Across the country, emergency call ...

POCATELLO, IDAHO (KIFI) — When someone in Bannock County dials 911, the first person they talk to isn’t a police officer, firefighter, or paramedic. It’s a dispatcher like April Neal, who has spent ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Seconds can make a difference in emergencies, and Arlington's dispatchers are offering crucial advice to ensure timely assistance during National Public Safety Telecommunicators ...

Veteran 911 dispatcher Jennifer Herron-Jolley told the Porter Town Council Tuesday that it’s been an “emotional time” these days as an employee of the Chesterton/Porter joint dispatch center. “I’ve ...

DENVER ‒ In one of the last places where a real live person answers the phone immediately, AI is now playing an increasingly important role in helping 911 dispatchers speed police, firefighters and ...