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Texting 9-1-1 Becomes Option for Some Pennsylvania Cellphone Users
November 14, 2013Four major cellphone companies – AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon – promised the federal government that they would make text-to-9-1-1 available to 9-1-1 centers capable of receiving them by May 2014.
Read full articleMaine Serial 9-1-1 Caller Arrested Again
November 11, 2013In all, Roxane Marie Montgomery, 46, of Hussey Hill Road has been charged with misuse of the Emergency 9-1-1 system, a misdemeanor, seven times since January 2012.
Read full articleProject to Consolidate Indiana 9-1-1 Dispatch Under Way
November 11, 2013The planning phase is under way for the consolidation of emergency call centers in St. Joseph County.
Read full articleNew Agreement for Wisconsin Comm Center Could Speed Police Responses
November 11, 2013A proposed mutual aid agreement would allow police dispatchers at the consolidated Bayside Communications Center to send the nearest officer to emergency scenes, regardless of which community employs the officer.
Read full articleTexas City Enters Into 9-1-1 Agreement with Sheriff’s Office
November 7, 2013The county’s Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved an interlocal agreement between Tye and the sheriff’s dispatch services.
Read full articleAuthorities Reveal More Details on California ‘Swatting’ Call
November 7, 2013Authorities have disclosed more details on a false emergency phone call that prompted a huge law enforcement response in Newbury Park early this year and eventually led to the prosecution of a 22-year-old Massachusetts man.
Read full articleIndiana County Board To Discuss Seniority Policies for 9-1-1 Dispatchers
November 4, 2013Following grievance filings by several dispatchers, the Consolidated Communication Partnership board, which oversees Allen County’s 9-1-1 call center, will meet today to discuss seniority policies.
Read full articleNeighbors Dial 9-1-1 Over Realistic Halloween Tableau
October 31, 2013At least one woman has called 911 to report that a man’s head had been shut into the garage door. Emergency personnel who responded discovered a dummy.
Read full articleCalifornia Assisted Living Facility Workers Called 9-1-1 about Care of Patients
October 30, 2013Owners of an assisted living facility that had its license suspended last week were given permission by the state to keep operating as patients were relocated, but concerns about care led workers to call 911 for help over the weekend.
Read full articleNewtown Families Ask Panel to Shield 9-1-1 Tapes
October 30, 2013Two relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre are telling members of a Connecticut panel they don’t want the 9-1-1 tapes from that day released to the public.
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