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As smart devices change emergency calls, 911 centers must adapt

From wearables to voice assistants, a new wave of device-initiated calls is changing how dispatchers respond — and why better ...

Mom Calls 911 After Baby Starts Convulsing, CCTV Captures What Happens Next

Jami-Marie Owen can still remember the moment her daughter’s lips "turned blue" and stopped breathing. What came next was a ...
Miami Herald

Are 911 calls answered by AI? What Americans think — and what the government says

A new study shows what some Americans think about the transparency of artificial intelligence. Photo by Milad Fakurian on Unsplash. As artificial intelligence continues to grow worldwide, some ...
YDR

Read transcript of 911 calls between 1st responders and dispatchers in UPMC Memorial siege

Shortly after the Feb. 22, 2025 active shooter incident at UPMC Memorial Hospital that killed West York Police Officer Andrew Duarte and wounded other law enforcement officers, the York Daily Record ...
WKRG

Most 911 calls in Escambia County are non-emergencies, officials say

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Escambia County officials are reminding residents to only call 9-1-1 in the case of an emergency, noting that operators are fielding too many non-emergency calls.