Within five years, all 215 emergency dispatch centers across Ohio will upgrade to Next Generation 911, including 15 more counties this year. This is good news for anyone using a cell phone to call for ...

Local fire departments and emergency medical services are now using new, automatic dispatching software in the hopes of improving efficiency and response times. The system, which is from Locution ...

First responders around the state have a new advantage when responding to emergencies, thanks to upgrades happening to dispatch systems around Connecticut. Dispatchers in Norwalk are the latest to get ...

FEW MINUTES. SOUNDS GOOD. HEATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE STANISLAUS COUNTY SHERIFF IS GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON A NEW PLAN FOR A DISPATCH CENTER. THE SHERIFF’S PROPOSAL WILL ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 911 dispatch center in Bergen County, New Jersey. Hundreds of millions of 911 calls pour into the country’s roughly 6,000 ...

The city of Hayward has restored its internal computer network following a cyberattack this month that disrupted 911 emergency dispatch systems and other municipal services, officials said Thursday.

Orlando officials hope the city's new $1.5 million, computer-aided dispatch system will improve response times for first responders. Orlando Fire Department dispatcher Pamala Monroe typed in the ...

BUCKS COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Bucks County's 911 dispatch system is back up and running after a nine-day outage that stemmed from a cybersecurity incident. The county's Department of Emergency ...