A Las Vegas 911 dispatch operator will keep her job after hanging up on a caller who came home from work to find his mother dead – and now the city’s fire department is planning to hire a quality ...

The 911 dispatcher who took the call from a social worker minutes before John Powell killed himself and his two sons in an explosion was reprimanded for his handling of the call, FOX13 reports.

Last week, we reported that current free-agent football player Richard Sherman was arrested and faces several charges, including one on suspicion of burglary domestic violence. The cornerback was ...

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

If there is one thing that is harder than being a 9-1-1 operator/dispatcher, it’s training someone to be one. Not everyone chooses to be a trainer. Not everyone who chooses to be one is a good one.

A Pennsylvania 911 operator faces a rare charge of involuntary manslaughter for failing to send an ambulance to the rural home of a woman who died of internal bleeding a day later, despite a plea from ...

On an ordinary day, you’re at the station with your crew when the tones go off, followed by dispatch: “Engine 15, Engine 437, Wagon 12, Ladder 6, Ladder 15, Battalion 42A: Respond to an automatic fire ...

(AP) A Pennsylvania 911 operator faces a rare charge of involuntary manslaughter for failing to send an ambulance to the rural home of a woman who died of internal bleeding a day later, despite a plea ...

A 911 dispatcher has been fired after being accused of mishandling a dire call from a supermarket employee who quietly pleaded for help as a white gunman opened fire in Buffalo, New York, last month, ...

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Charleston County is short more than 45 people who handle 911 calls, according to Director of the Charleston County Consolidated 911 Center Jim Lake. Lake said the 911 operator ...

SEVEN NEWS. THIS JOB IS A 24 OVER SEVEN 365 DAY POSITION. SO THAT’S THAT’S A LOT TO IN ITSELF. HAPPENING NOW A911 DISPATCHER SHORTAGE IS AFFECTING CITIES NATIONWIDE INCLUDING HERE IN NEW MEXICO.