LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — During emergencies, we call 911. But imagine doing that and the phone just keeps ringing. That's what a Little Rock man claims happened when he called about a car crash. A couple of weeks ago, Charlie Hart's neighbor crashed her SUV into his front yard … [Read more...]

Seven South Bay cities are launching a regional public-safety radio system this month to improve communications among neighboring police officers and firefighters and their dispatch centers. It will also encrypt radio transmissions to prevent active shooters and other … [Read more...]

Orlando Fire Department dispatcher Pamala Monroe typed in the address of a mock-911 call and let the system do the work. The new computer-aided dispatch automatically notified the police and fire departments of the call: a car crash at City Hall. Simultaneously dispatching the … [Read more...]

Lexington’s 9-1-1 emergency center is struggling to keep up as fewer call takers and dispatchers attempt to answer a swelling number of calls and help an increasing number of police and firefighters, city officials said Tuesday. The Enhanced 9-1-1 Center answered 477,711 calls … [Read more...]

TOLEDO, Ohio (WNWO) — A bandaid change and a lost television remote. These are real examples of reasons Toledoans have dialed 911, and the problems that have been created as a result are concerning. But Toledo Fire and Rescue Chief Brian Byrd believes these people do think … [Read more...]

Stark County Sheriff George T. Maier announced the arrests after a lengthy investigation into stolen radio IDs on the statewide MARCS radio system. (MARCS) Multi-Agency Radio Communications System, is a statewide emergency public radio system used by numerous public safety … [Read more...]

SEA ISLE CITY — The firehouse on John F. Kennedy Boulevard is just under a mile from Janice Pantano’s Central Avenue shore home, but on May 23, when Pantano called 911 to report her car on fire, it took 19 minutes firefighters before had begun spraying water at the scene. By … [Read more...]

MEDIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- The latest issues with Delaware County's 911 radio system have the police union saying that officers' lives are being placed in danger. They are calling for a new system that could cost the county millions of dollars in infrastructure … [Read more...]

Daviess County commissioners began the process of deciding how to address communications problems faced by the Daviess County Sheriff's Department and Daviess County Fire Department Thursday, but did not make any decisions on how to move forward. Commissioners will have to … [Read more...]