This guide explains how federal, state, and local disaster response works — from applying for FEMA aid to documenting damage.

The Arlington County Emergency Communications Center implemented Amazon Connect in 2023, becoming the first in the region to ...

As easily as messaging friends or family, apparently.

Lexington Fayette County 911 emergency dispatch call system back online after outage. Residents can call & text 9-1-1 or call 3-1-1 for fire, ems & police.

Louisville Metro Emergency Services is accepting applicants who are at least 18 years old with a high school diploma and "a good moral compass." The new hires will work in the 911 Call Center and ...

Telstra mistakenly disconnected from the emergency call relay service, utilised by Australians with hearing and speech impairments, for nearly 13 hours in July 2024.

LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WSMV) - La Vergne Police Chief Christopher Moews says residents shouldn’t be afraid to call emergency services for help even if they’re in the country illegally.

LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The La Vergne Police Chief believes a baby may have died due to their caretaker being afraid to call emergency services due to his immigration status.

Pest controllers across Birmingham are in such demand at the moment, they told me "we feel like the fourth emergency service", with rat populations "tripling" since the industrial action began.

An Oklahoma toddler called 911 for a “doughnut emergency,” so officers came to his rescue. Screengrab from Moore Police Department video A toddler in dire need of a sweet treat decided to call ...

Central emergency numbers have been around since London adopted 999 in 1937. But the U.S. relied on a convoluted system with various regional protocols until 1968. Highway Patrol Images via ...

Pitkin County Emergency Communications Chief Brett Loeb said that as of November, the dispatch center had received 70 calls for service from the backcountry so far in 2024 — the most it has ever ...