How 911 call centers are getting assistance from AI to field calls

Amazon is developing 911 call centers operated by AI across the country. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz tours an emergency call ...
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Henrico 911 center teaches 8,000 children annually how to call in an emergency

Henrico 911 staff bring demonstrations to all 46 of the county’s elementary schools, training roughly 8,000 children on how ...
Android Authority

Another Pixel, another 911 failure: Pixel 10 users say emergency calls sound like screeches

Pixel 10 series users report that they cannot reliably make 911 calls. The 911 call connects but only delivers garbled, incomprehensible audio, described as “shrill electronic screeches.” Google’s ...
WBAL-TV

New Text to 911 service allows you to reach help without cell reception. Here's how it works

SHORE. POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS DISPATCHED TO A SWAMP WHERE SOMEBODY WAS STUCK. OUR RHONDELLA RICHARDSON IS LIVE IN MANCHESTER BY THE SEA WITH THE TOOL FIRST RESPONDERS USED TO PULL IT OFF. RHONDELLA ...
WLKY

Louisville introduces new emergency tool: Video 911 calls

FOR HIRE PLOT. WELL, YOU CAN NOW VIDEO CHAT WITH METRO SAFE DURING AN EMERGENCY. THE SERVICE IS CALLED RAPID SOS VIDEO TO 911 SYSTEM. ADDIE MEINERS SPOKE WITH EMERGENCY OFFICIALS ABOUT HOW THIS NEW ...
CNN

Five years after a tragic DC 911 misfire, America’s emergency dispatch systems are still overwhelmed and underfunded

Billie Shepperd was planning her daughter Sheila’s 60th birthday party in June 2020 when the phone rang. She had been imagining family members traveling from Washington, DC, to celebrate at the beach ...
NOLA.com

911 service was down across Louisiana for hours Thursday. What happened?

Most of Louisiana lost the ability to call 911, the nation's universal emergency response number, for several hours Thursday after 911 fiber-optic lines were cut in Mississippi. Law enforcement ...