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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Montgomery County applauds 911 center telecommunicators
“And they just know when they call in they’re getting the best help in the world, I would say right here in Montgomery County. When they call us they know we help provide the resources they need. We’re going to help them anyway we can," says 911 Telecommunicator Derrell Buxton.
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Thousands of 911 calls attempted during Nevada outage
911 dispatchers were unable to answer calls across multiple states Wednesday night.