"9-1-1"
Upgrades to Kanawha 9-1-1 Show Success
December 6, 2012Although Kanawha County’s Metro 911 system has had its share of glitches in recent years, local residents have been spared massive outages that have plagued other parts of the country.
Read full articleEmergency Call System Back Online
December 3, 2012Spokane County’s 911 system was placed back in regular operation Thursday afternoon.
Read full articleWashington: County’s 9-1-1 System & Backups Fail
November 27, 2012Callers needing emergency help in Spokane County could not get through to 9-1-1 operators for 38 minutes Monday evening.
Read full articleMaine: State Chooses Fairpoint a 3rd Time for 9-1-1 Upgrade Days after Contract Thrown Out
November 26, 2012For the third time this year, the Maine Public Utilities Commission has chosen FairPoint Communications to replace the state’s emergency 9-1-1 system with an upgraded, Internet-based system that can accept emergency calls from a range of devices.
Read full articleMinot Board Learns Dispatch Plan May Be up in Air
November 15, 2012MINOT — Selectmen learned Tuesday that the agreement for the county to assess the town $11,731 to provide emergency dispatch services through the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office may be in jeopardy.
Read full articleS.C. Man Accused in 9-1-1 Threats Case
November 8, 2012Charleston County deputies arrested a Johns Island man who they said called 9-1-1 and threatened to shoot President Barack Obama.
Read full articleSuperstorm Sandy Floods New York City with Duplicate Calls
November 7, 2012Superstorm Sandy flooded the city’s new $2 billion 9-1-1 system with thousands of duplicate calls – sending firefighters on wild-goose chases that kept them from responding to real life-threatening alarms.
Read full articleGeorgia City Keeps Control of 9-1-1
November 7, 2012The Augusta-Richmond County Fire Department will keep its standing as a primary zone provider of ambulances – meaning it controls the county’s 9-1-1 calls – until at least Feb. 7.
Read full article‘Pocket Dialing’ Has Consequences for 9-1-1 Dispatchers, Police
October 31, 2012Many have become victim to it. You answer your phone and hear muffled noises on the other end. Or, you see a friend’s name flash on your Caller ID, only to pick up the phone and hear that person clearly talking to someone else. In other words, you’ve been pocket-dialed. Friends and family are not the only victims of pocket-dialing, however. Increasingly, 911 centers are receiving unintentional calls, too.
Read full articleStory Behind 2006 Verdict; 9-1-1 Recording Swayed Jurors
October 31, 2012Three jurors who recently talked to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the conviction say McNeil’s recorded conversation with a 911 operator en route to the scene might have done more to influence their decision than questions about self-defense.
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