When you dial 911, every word you say matters. The line is designed to connect you with help in life-threatening situations, ...

Aug. 25, 2005 -- -- Twelve years ago, 18-year-old Jennifer Koon was carjacked as she was getting cash from an ATM at a shopping mall in suburban Rochester, N.Y. Somehow during the ordeal Jennifer ...

Henrico 911 staff bring demonstrations to all 46 of the county’s elementary schools, training roughly 8,000 children on how to report an emergency. The children ask thoughtful questions during the ...

Many of the calls going to D.C.’s emergency call takers aren’t emergencies at all — hundreds of thousands of them a year, in fact — so the city launched a public awareness campaign. While most people ...

Police dispatchers listened to the unintended confession for nearly 45 minutes. — -- Two people were arrested in Roswell, New Mexico, after they unintentionally dialed police immediately after ...

Landlords and local governments across the country could soon face legal consequences for kicking out renters who for decades have faced housing discrimination: People who dial 911 or are the subject ...

THAT FUNDING FORWARD. MEANWHILE, THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK, WHICH IS A TIME TO HONOR THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF 911 DISPATCHERS. OUR ISABELLE MARAK TAKES US BEHIND THE ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — If you’re ...

Director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Randy Padfield held a news conference at PEMA Headquarters, stating that as of 6 p.m., most 911 calls appear to be going through to call ...