Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Starting Wednesday, non-emergency calls to Aurora 911 may now be routed to an emergency physician over the phone or by video call, ...

Usually, a call to an emergency number such as 911 or 112 is a serious thing. Yet, sometimes, the situations people call for ...

AI is helping 911 dispatchers speed up emergency responses, handle non-emergency calls, and translate languages.

What about before we had 911? There were two ways: call your local fire department or police precinct directly, and there was no guarantee someone there would pick up the phone or by pressing “0” for ...

Most people know to call 911 in an emergency, but what if it’s not safe, or you can’t speak, or a cell phone call won’t go ...

Fayette County Fire and EMS is now using RightSite Health to provide telehealth doctor visits for non-emergency 911 callers. The program allows paramedics to return to service in minutes rather than ...

Contra Costa County leaders partnered with Kaiser Permanente and Contra Costa Heath to launch the “Right Care, Right Way” ...

People who call 911 in Aurora for non-emergency medical issues now have the option to be connected to a doctor virtually instead of having an ambulance sent to their location. Starting Feb. 4, Aurora ...

Palm Springs police reported that the city's emergency dispatch center was experiencing connectivity problems Wednesday resulting from ongoing stormy weather. As a result, 911 calls were being routed ...

An internal San Francisco Police Department email told staff “911 is not working properly at this time” — anticipated station ...

IOWA CITY — Iowa City and Johnson County are taking part in a 15-month pilot program that will aim to develop a field mediation protocol that will serve as another response to 911 or other crisis line ...

For 11-year-old Leonidas Regel, making free throws is nothing but net.In fact, the Bellaire Middle School fifth grader is so good at making shots he'll be takin Hancock County hires new humane officer ...