"9-1-1"
When Is It OK to Call 9-1-1? No 9-1-1 Calls on Illegal Parking, Please
October 31, 2012When is it appropriate to call 9-1-1 to report someone doing something wrong? This short Q&A addresses some common questions.
Read full articleDA Won’t Charge 9-1-1 Caller in Calif. Shooting
October 25, 2012LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man Pasadena police blamed for a deadly shooting after he falsely claimed robbery suspects were armed will not be charged with involuntary manslaughter, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday.
Read full articleNew 9-1-1 Policy Drafted to Focus on Worst Crimes
October 25, 2012After years of discussion and delay, Chicago is finally ready to usher in a revolutionary change in 9-1-1 dispatch to free police officers to respond to the most serious crimes, a top mayoral aide said Thursday.
Read full articleScaling Back the Cost of Dispatching Services
October 25, 2012WOOSTER — Police, fire and emergency medical service departments that use the dispatch center in the Wayne County Justice Center will still pay more in 2013, but the increase has been scaled back 7 percentage points by the commissioners.
Read full articleHolmes Looks for 9-1-1 Funding
October 25, 2012MILLERSBURG — Time is ticking, as the expiration date approaches for a 9-1-1 fee assessed to all cell phone users in Ohio.
Read full articleAPCO Applauds FCC for Taking Action against Unwanted Calls to 9-1-1
October 19, 2012The FCC adopted a rule to protect emergency service providers from unwanted robocalls by approving an order that will create a Do-Not-Call Registry for 9-1-1 call centers across the U.S.
Read full articleMinnesota: Unanswered 9-1-1 Calls Prompt Change
October 11, 2012The city of Minneapolis has altered the way it will handle emergency calls after up to six people who called 9-1-1 during last month’s shooting rampage at Accent Signage Systems didn’t reach operators.
Read full article4-Year-Old 9-1-1 Caller Meets Aurora 9-1-1 Telecommunicator: ‘She’s Exceptional’
October 4, 2012Schmidt said she was moved by her first experience meeting the caller and patient on the other end of a 9-1-1 call. “When it’s a small child, it becomes very personal to every dispatcher,” Jill Schmidt said. “It reminds me of why I do the job.”
Read full articleDeSoto 9-1-1 Budget OK’d for $3.9M
October 4, 2012The DeSoto District Emergency 911 Commission this week approved a budget for fiscal 2013 beginning Monday that will spend an expected $3.9 million, while they plan to hoard some funds for state-mandated radio system replacement in three years that’s expected to cost from $5 million to $8 million.
Read full articleLawyer Says 9-1-1 Fund Not Misused
October 4, 2012An attorney representing Kanawha County in a lawsuit that alleges the existence of a “slush fund” at the Metro 911 Center said records indicate there was no misappropriation of funds.
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