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OUTLOOK: Police to launch new Prepared 911 system in 2026 to improve response

The Laredo Police Department is set to launch a new 911 system in 2026, routing emergency call audio and data directly to ...
EMS1

Ohio county formally recognizes 911 dispatchers as first responders

Lorain County commissioners approved a proclamation honoring 911 telecommunicators, urging broader recognition, mental health ...
Business Insider

How 911 calls actually work, according to a former dispatcher

Ricardo Martinez II spent more than a decade as a 911 dispatcher, handling thousands of emergencies as US 911 centers face a nationwide staffing and funding crisis. Across the country, emergency call ...
The Daily Reporter

County dispatch center showed increase in calls during 2025

Incoming calls increased at the county 911 dispatch center in 2025. Numbers show an increase of about five percent in total ...
WAVY-TV

Investigation: Chesapeake girl’s violent allergic reaction triggers awareness of 911 dispatcher shortage

UPDATE: This story has been updated to include information that the family used an EpiPen when the child’s allergic reaction began. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — For the father of a 10-year-old girl having ...
Standard-Examiner

Brigham City press conference addresses move to Weber 911 dispatch center

BRIGHAM CITY — In the coming month, the 911 calls for a handful of Box Elder County-based agencies will be going through Weber Area 911 Dispatch. On Wednesday, a press conference led by the Brigham ...

Fayetteville 911 calls released in deadly shooting at Mac's Speed Shop

Fayetteville police dispatchers fielded nearly two dozen 911 calls after a deadly shooting at Mac’s Speed Shop on Jan. 3 — including one from a Fort Bragg soldier whom police later determined was ...