Criminal actions and medical emergencies still should be reported to 911. Those facing thoughts ... adding that one idea he’s heard is putting 988 stickers on the back of student IDs.

Another photo of the van he drove shows stickers on the rear passenger side window and an unlit brake light. Anyone with information about the man can contact non-emergency dispatch at 360-704 ...

On December 31, 2024, 911 dispatcher Payton Timmons received a call for a patient in cardiac arrest. The commissioners say Timmons successfully provided the caller instructions and the appropriate ...

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – A 911 dispatcher told James Boone that police would respond after he expressed fear about his troubled adult son, who had stopped taking medication for mental illness.

A statement from a Roanoke County spokesperson reads: Spencer is employed with Roanoke County as a dispatcher in Roanoke County’s Emergency Communications Center. As is standard practice ...

In the video below, Aneesa Coomer reports on an upcoming hiring event for the Great Falls/Cascade County 911 Center: Dispatcher Doug Sunderland says, “One of the big obstacles we have in hiring ...

Punta Gorda City Council on Feb. 19 voted unanimously to keep its 911 dispatch center under city control in a move that blocks the county from consolidating the city’s dispatch center with the ...

LONGVIEW, Texas — The Longview Police Department fired up the grills to honor and support the family of a longtime 911 dispatcher. Casey Lawson, who served as a dispatcher for 22 years ...

In today's fast-paced and interconnected world, overcoming technology-driven challenges is vital for effective incident management and the well-being of our communities. Public safety agencies face ...

Nelson Seto, 47. Seto called 911 from his home in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, telling the dispatcher that he was having trouble breathing. The 911 dispatcher sent an ambulance that arrived within ...

Ray Valois told NBC Los Angeles that the department is working on hiring new dispatchers, and it was not unusual to experience longer wait times for non-emergency calls during evenings and weekends.