Here is the Facebook posting from the Director of the Harford County, MD 9-1-1 Center regarding the incident: Update from Director Hopkins and Thank You As we posted earlier this evening our DES facility, which houses our 911 call taking and dispatch operations was apparently … [Read more...]

MANCHESTER, TN (WSMV) - A 911 dispatcher, previously arrested and fired for tipping off a drug bust, was hired back to that same position two years later – only to be arrested again. Some are asking how was she able to get her old job back? Katie Hillis was arrested and … [Read more...]

SEVIERVILLE — Everything failed in an instant. Severed lines snuffed out power to the command center directing the emergency response to the deadly Gatlinburg wildfires the night of Nov. 28 and plunged firefighting and rescue efforts into darkness and chaos. Sevier County … [Read more...]

SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) – There are major growing pains for emergency communications in Sumner County. On July 17, less than four weeks ago, most of the county consolidated under one roof. Instead of individual cities like Millersville, Portland, Gallatin, … [Read more...]

As is too often the case, communications has been listed among the many issues facing the crews at the Grenfell Tower fire in Great Britain. Things got so bad that one firefighter turned off his radio because it was useless. There are also a number of other concerns listed in … [Read more...]

MONTGOMERY, Vt. (WCAX) Firefighters in the town of Montgomery are outraged after responding to a second fire in a week without reliable radio communication. Firefighters take on fire in Montgomery "We used a home owner's cellphone from down the street to call central and … [Read more...]

Aug. 08--OSKALOOSA, IA-- The immediate future of Mahaska County's proposed new law enforcement and emergency radio system was the subject of an intense debate between the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors and county law enforcement and emergency responder officials Monday, with … [Read more...]

CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati is dumping its 911 system vendor after at least a year of problems. In some cases, callers got a busy signal or were dropped. A councilman said Monday he wants the city to consider suing. "WCPO's been on this case for a long time, and to have people … [Read more...]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A city firefighter who resigned after hanging up on a 911 caller attempting to save a wounded friend has filed a lawsuit alleging he was terminated days into a new job with the Bernalillo County Fire Department when a commissioner expressed concern over his … [Read more...]

YORK COUNTY, Pa. -- As of Monday, York County's 911 call center was still experiencing a communications problem from Saturday night. The paging service the county uses is having trouble with GPS signals not reaching its satellites. The system still works for anyone who … [Read more...]