Suffolk County 911 operators scheduled to work on Father’s Day are getting a huge thank you from police commissioner Kevin Catalina, who will be treating the dispatchers to a special luncheon at their ...

11."My mother was a 911 operator in Chicago for 15+ years, but one story in particular has stuck with her. In the early 2000s, at around 6 a.m., she got a call from a 15-year-old girl who had been ...

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Newly released 911 audio from an F-35B pilot who ejected revealed details about the incident where the unmanned jet continued flying for 60 miles. The audio highlighted a significant knowledge gap ...

Hamilton County's Emergency Communications District (HCECD) is defending their proposed pay increase for 911 operators after ...

Emergency dispatchers deserve to be recognized as “first responders,” a designation that opens up a broad new category of legal benefits for these vital workers. A bill currently moving through the ...

New York Gov. Hochul has chosen the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks to sign a bill that officially extends “first responder” designation to all 911 operators and dispatchers across the state, ...

This story, headlined "911 operators confront grim task, ghastly calls," was originally published Sept. 19, 2005. It is being republished for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as part of The ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Global Positioning System technology will be in use by this fall to help 911 operators pinpoint emergency calls to within feet in Providence and several surrounding cities.