Using Emergency SOS via Satellite typically requires a clear view of the sky for the ... It is worth noting that 911 calls will attempt to use cellular, even if there's little cellular connection ...

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa Chapters of APCO and NENA are raising alarms over a last-minute provision in the state legislature that could destabilize 911 operations and compromise public safety.

Emergency and public safety groups have now called on the governor to line-item veto part of a bill that adds additional ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 1258 into law on Thursday, which could pave the way for the City of Spokane to create a new 911 dispatch system. The bill aims to ...

(KSLA) - Did you know you can text 911 services during an emergency? Communications leaders in Bossier ... That is what it is there for and we’re here to receive that call or message 24 hours a day, ...

Raymond Switzer is left wondering if his son would be alive today if any of the nearly two dozen calls made to 911 the night he died were answered. Dean Switzer, 55, died of a heart attack in ...

A 'Sanjeevani' heli ambulance operated by AIIMS, Rishikesh on Saturday (May 17, 2025) made an emergency landing in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath after developing a technical snag, an official said.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The 911 calls have been released that were made the evening a driver of a U-Haul plowed through two people and caused a multi-vehicle crash in downtown Charleston. The ...

GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- A Florida man frantically called 911 Thursday morning, saying he was bitten by a bear in his backyard while trying to protect his pet. "I need an ambulance, I need - I just ...

The Vancouver Police Department has seen a significant decrease in the number of abandoned calls to its non-emergency phone line after improvements were made by the agency responsible for taking ...

Texting 911 is just like texting anyone else. Enter the numbers 9-1-1 in the “to” or “recipient” field of your messaging app. Text the exact location of the emergency and briefly describe what kind of ...