In 2019, Los Angeles-based company NGA landed more than $100 million in contracts with the California Office of Emergency Services to help create the state’s new Next Generation 911 project, which promised to bring our aging 9-1-1 system into the internet age. California’s project, however, is years behind schedule and currently on hold after some...Read More
BUTLER COUNTY, Kan. — Emergency crews had little time to rest Thursday as they responded to a surge of 911 calls amid heightened fire danger. KSN was granted behind-the-scenes access to the Butler County Dispatch Center to observe how dispatchers coordinate emergency responses on critical days like Friday. When fire risks are high, every second...Read More
A former Platte County dispatcher has filed a lawsuit against the Platte County Sheriff’s Office alleging sex discrimination, a hostile work environment and retaliation under the Missouri Human Rights Act. Lorrie Seager worked within the department for three years before resigning in March of 2023. The lawsuit mentions several other employees by name, including Sheriff...Read More
The Center Square) – House Democrats advanced a bill Tuesday that could upend an emergency dispatch network in Spokane by requiring counties to reallocate 911 tax revenue to cities operating their own center. Tuesday’s approval sent Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1258 to the state Senate. If approved, it could provide the city of Spokane with...Read More
File under you never know what you’re responding to: WATERBURY — Audio of a 911 call reveals a woman pleading for help after her stepson set fire to his room last month in what police have described as a desperate attempt to escape two decades of captivity. In the 911 call, obtained by CT Insider...Read More
Selina Gomez, 24, turned herself in to Hartford police after learning she would be charged in a serious crash involving a firetruck on Jan. 2. NBC Connecticut Investigates obtained exclusive video of that crash. None of the four firefighters on board were hurt. Police determined Gomez drove her car approximately 44 miles per hour in a 30...Read More
