911 articles
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911: What's your emergency?
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is observed each April to honor the dedication of first response emergency dispatchers for the critical service they provide. Dispatchers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. provide crucial support to first responders both on and off the installation, handling more than 5,000 emergency calls annually.
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Thousands of 911 calls attempted during Nevada outage
911 dispatchers were unable to answer calls across multiple states Wednesday night.
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Honoluluʻs 911 system offline Thursday morning
HONOLULU (KHON2) -- HPD said the 911 system was not working Thursday morning, Kauai officials reported the same issue. The calls were reportedly not connecting, according to an HPD spokesperson, but service was restored shortly after it was initially reported to KHON2. Those experiencing an emergency were asked to call (808) 529-3111 on Oahu. Kauai []