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Google is rolling out a new tool that allows 911 dispatchers to view live video from a caller’s phone, giving emergency crews ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The N.C. 911 Board has recently awarded nearly $5.7 million toward the state's 911 system, the N.C. Department of Information Technology announced Friday. These grants will go ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Gem State is moving forward with a major modernization of its emergency response system after the Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission approved $15 million in grant funding ...

Arizona has implemented the last elements of its “Next Generation 911’’ system designed to ensure that cell phone users have as much access to the emergency system as those calling from home or office ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — The Cobb County Department of Emergency Communications announced it was making major technology upgrades, becoming the largest emergency communications center in the United States ...

Cobb County revolutionizes 911 system Cobb County's 911 system has received a major technology overhaul, making it the largest in Metro Atlanta to launch an AI-enhanced emergency communication ...

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Residents in St. Louis County can now send text messages to 911 during emergencies. County leaders unveiled the new system Tuesday inside the Chief William Karaba Emergency ...

EDITORIAL -- Cell phone users are everywhere these days. Unfortunately, they don't always know where they are and that is posing an increasing problem for emergency dispatchers for police, fire and ...

When a resident of Pierce County calls 911, their call is routed to the regional call center in Tacoma, which handles nearly 1 million calls each year and works as the communication bridge for the ...