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Legal Dispute over Public Access to 9-1-1 Calls Reaches Maine’s Highest Court
September 11, 2013Attorneys on opposite sides of a legal dispute over public access to 9-1-1 call transcripts suggested Monday that dangerous precedents could be set if their sides did not prevail.
Read full articleBlogger Calls 9-1-1 over Phone Use at Toronto Film Screening
September 10, 2013A movie blogger irate about cellphone usage during a Toronto International Film Festival screening called 9-1-1 to report the offense.
Read full articleCombined Dispatching Could Save $1.2 Million in Ohio
September 9, 2013Consolidating the police- and fire-dispatching operations of four Franklin County suburbs could result in savings of more than $1 million annually, a consultant hired by the cities reported.
Read full articleCalif. Man Accused of Making Threatening 9-1-1 Calls
September 5, 2013A 44-year-old Ventura man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of making harassing calls to 911 and committing felony vandalism, officials said.
Read full articleOhio Man Who Threatened Police in 9-1-1 Calls Holds ‘Idiot’ Sign
September 3, 2013A man who threatened officers in Cleveland is making a court-ordered public apology by standing near a police station with a sign describing himself as an idiot.
Read full articleOvertime Costs for Pennsylvania County 9-1-1 Center Spike
September 3, 2013Overtime costs in the Allegheny County Emergency Services Department soared in recent years and could top $2 million by the end of the year, breaching a threshold that could spur the county to hire more 9-1-1 dispatchers.
Read full articleCan Publicity Prevent 9-1-1 Calls?
August 30, 2013A friend was a victim of domestic violence. She didn’t phone 9-1-1 because “They play those 9-1-1 calls on the radio all the time.” She didn’t want her husband’s career damaged.
Read full articleFCC Issues Proposed Rule about First Responder Network Authority Filing
August 30, 2013Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule called: First Responder Network Authority Filing.
Read full articleConnecticut Woman Calls 9-1-1 Call about an Alligator
August 29, 2013LEDYARD, Conn. (AP) — The story of a large reptile roaming this rural town was no urban legend. Police say…
Read full articleIllinois City Considers Moving Fire Dispatch Services
August 22, 2013Des Plaines is considering switching emergency dispatch services for the city’s fire department to the Regional Emergency Dispatch Center.
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