CROWN POINT — Lake County is preparing to hire 12 contracted 911 dispatchers to try to reduce the overtime its own dispatchers are required to work due to some 30 vacancies in the county's ...

CROWN POINT — The Lake County Council officially agreed to reallocate $600,000 Tuesday to hire 12 contracted emergency dispatchers to try to alleviate the workload at the county's short-staffed ...

The program will allow dispatchers to get your exact location and you can even video chat with them, if you give them permission through a link. It's one of many things Prepared 911 does.

TUFTONBORO, N.H. –—On a cold evening in January, Jonathan DuBois decided to pick up an extra overnight shift answering 911 calls ... DuBois notified a local dispatcher at the Carroll ...

Bartels also served as a police officer at several law enforcement agencies and as a 911 dispatcher for Gallia County. Court records say he resigned from the dispatch position on Nov. 8 ...

A North Texas 911 dispatcher experienced a nightmare she never expected – hearing a house fire broadcast over the radio during her shift, only to learn it was her own home. Maria Castrejon ...

She called 911."My fiancée is giving birth in our room," Thrasher told a Hamilton County dispatcher. "His head is out. What do I do?"Stephanie Fights was the dispatcher who answered the call.

Ann Good, a dispatcher with Page County Emergency Communications Center, has been named the 2024 Dispatcher of the Year by her peers, recognizing more than three decades of service and dedication.

Luke Batzel was hailed as having more than a job at saving lives, but a calling, when he was honored by the Wayne County commissioners Jan. 23 for his 10 years as a 911 emergency dispatcher.

Audio from several 911 calls and computer dispatch records reveal more details about a Wilmington house fire that killed two and is currently under investigation by the Wilmington Police ...

Mayors from nearly a dozen Vancouver Island communities are asking the province to halt its plans to pass on 911 dispatch costs to municipalities. As Kylie Stanton reports, the mayors say it's ...

Officials from fire and police departments across Spokane County voiced their opposition to a bill that would direct a greater portion of 911 excise tax revenue towards the city of Spokane.