911, on the other hand, couldn't exist until we had telephones and enough of them to make it a useful service. The idea of 911 is simple: when you need to call for help, there's an easy to remember ...

With an estimated 240 million 911 calls a year nationwide according to the National Emergency Number Association, lives are being saved every day. But just as crucial as it is to get help ...

Millions of users are in chaos as Tiktok, in a surprise change of events, formally barred access throughout the United States.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — News 2 has obtained audio records of 911 calls that were made from students and family members after a 17-year-old opened fire in the cafeteria of Antioch High School ...

SYCAMORE – Everything is back up and running now, but for a period of time Saturday morning the DeKalb County 911 call center could only assist those who texted them. DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office ...

MANILA, Philippines — Officers respond to 78.1 percent of 911 emergency calls within five minutes, according to the Philippine National Police Communications and Electronics Service (PNP CES).

Another 911 center using California’s new Next Generation 911 network reported busy signals and a 6-hour outage just months ago, according to records obtained by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit.

OZARK, Mo. (KY3)—Christian County Emergency Services is working on a nationwide project called Next Gen-911 to improve its response to 911 calls. The project is designed to help emergency ...

Both F.A.S.T. and BE-FAST acronyms motivated people to call 911 right away for a possible stroke, and this impact lasted for 30 days. When it comes to prompting people to call 911 at the first ...

A team of clinicians field mental health-related 911 calls at Austin’s Combined Transportation, Emergency and Communications Center. If you or someone you know is struggling with a mental health ...