The mother of one of the victims in the deadly mass shooting at an Antioch Waffle House is suing Nashville, saying the city's 911 operators made "multiple catastrophic errors" in the minutes after the shooting that contributed to her son's death. The eight-page complaint says … [Read more...]

A Bozeman police association and firefighters union said they are concerned with Gallatin County’s management of its 911 center, which dispatches emergency calls for law enforcement agencies in the valley. The Bozeman Police Protective Association and the Bozeman Fire Fighters … [Read more...]

The Anchorage Fire Department is changing the way it responds to emergencies. In early April, 911 dispatchers launched a new computer program which AFD Chief Jodie Hettrick said is already a big improvement over the former system. In the past, Hettrick said, dispatchers … [Read more...]

KUTV) — One of the state’s largest emergency dispatch centers is looking to upgrade an antiquated system in an effort to shave precious seconds off the time it takes to get first responders out the door. Central Utah 911, which handles emergency calls for most of Utah and Juab … [Read more...]

FORT WORTH A communications mast on a fire command vehicle came in contact with overhead power lines, igniting a fire that destroyed the $1.25 million vehicle as firefighters battled a separate fire from a train derailment, according to findings of a preliminary inquiry by fire … [Read more...]

During the past three months, Palm Springs police and city personnel have sent out incorrect, contradictory or delayed information in response to emergencies and road conditions related to flooding and a brush fire north of downtown. The city of Palm Springs and Palm Springs … [Read more...]

South Central PA Search and Rescue is prepared to file a lawsuit against York County if its efforts to be included in the region's 911 computer-aided dispatch are unsuccessful, said the team's president. The search team has lobbied county 911 officials for years seeking … [Read more...]

A fire alarm first wailed inside the Notre Dame Cathedral at 6:20 p.m. Monday, but for 23 critical minutes cathedral staff searched for a blaze, unable to find the cause. It wasn't until a second alarm went off at 6:43 p.m. that a fire was detected in the attic of the … [Read more...]

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A group of 9-1-1 operators who used family leave to take a cruise are among the allegedly bad city employees being reported by Chicago’s Inspector General. Inspector General Joseph Ferguson’s first-quarter report includes an investigation that … [Read more...]

Firefighters, too, hit “dead spot” areas when trying to communicate on a faulty city-owned radio system that is plaguing the police force. As first reported by the Citizen this week, the Ottawa Police Service’s joint health and safety committee, prompted by a unified front … [Read more...]