YARMOUTH, N.S. – There are seven fire departments in the tri-counties who have already left the Yarmouth dispatch centre, which, says one municipal unit, was by no means an easy decision to make. “We didn’t take it lightly, it was a hard decision,” says David Kendrick, fire … [Read more...]

OKLAHOMA CITY – It is a trend that is concerning firefighters across Oklahoma City. Officials with the Oklahoma City Fire Department say several fire stations have reported receiving multiple phone calls from people reporting emergencies. Instead of calling 911 to report an … [Read more...]

With an increasing number of natural and manmade disasters in the daily news, U.S. public safety officials are embracing a ubiquitous and resilient medium to speak to citizens when all else fails. It won’t surprise Radio World readers that the medium is AM radio; what does … [Read more...]

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Three months after the Carr Fire ripped through Shasta County, we’re hearing some of the 911 calls from that day. The flames killed eight people, destroyed more than 1,000 homes and burned more than 229,000 acres. Audio of the calls to 911 dispatch, posted … [Read more...]

Firefighters are raising concerns about B.C.'s new ambulance dispatch system, saying it often cuts their departments out of emergency calls in small communities that see less ambulance service. Under the new system, launched in the spring, firefighters may not be notified of a … [Read more...]

NOWATA, OK (KJRH) - Kayla Rodgers says she called 9-1-1, then called the city dispatch, then called the sheriff's office, all without anyone picking up. She's a healthcare professional in Nowata and was calling for a patient. "If that patient had quit breathing and we're over … [Read more...]

CLEVELAND — Officials have seized radios cloned from a stolen police radio that could have disrupted emergency communications and endangered lives, a sheriff said Wednesday. The Stark County Sheriff's Office and Canton police are investigating eight to 10 people involved in … [Read more...]

A North Carolina man who impersonated firefighters on an emergency radio channel and canceled a call to a house where an alarm was ringing now faces a fine of nearly $40,000, the FCC announced Thursday. The Federal Communications Commission recommended a $39,278 penalty to … [Read more...]

Hard lessons from October wildfires a ‘wake-up call’ for Sonoma County It was 11:19 p.m. on Oct. 8, and a panicked caller to Sonoma County’s 911 dispatch center was incredulous the operator wasn’t aware her world had exploded in flames. “What’s on fire?” the 911 … [Read more...]