It’s not just people who call 911. Sometimes, in this increasingly connected world, it’s sensor-connected devices that put in requests for emergency help. That’s the thinking behind one of the most ...

UPDATE 6:33 p.m.: Services have been restored to process non-emergency calls, according to JSO. UPDATE 1:30 p.m.: Per JSO, 911 lines are working again. If you need to contact JSO for any other reason, ...

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 ...

While most people who dial 911 are reporting real emergencies such as fires, shootings and heart attacks, others call simply to complain about things like parking tickets. “Like, 'How do I pay my ...

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – As severe weather moves into the Upstate, dispatchers at the Spartanburg County 911 Center said knowing when to call 911 — versus when to use a non-emergency number — ...

HANOVER, PA ‒ Phones in Pennsylvania rang out with the eerie noise of an emergency alert on Friday afternoon, July 11, as the state warned of an intermittent 911 outage. "Pennsylvania is experiencing ...