Call if you can, text if you can‘t.” That reminder comes from the local authorities for when you have an emergency and need ...

Can I teach him how to dial 911 when there’s no landline in the house and he doesn’t know the password on my cellphone? — Ann ...

With this pilot program, Santa Clara County 911 dispatchers will still pick up the call but if an in-person response is not ...

In a study involving nearly 2,400 emergency calls for cardiac arrest in North Carolina, rates for bystander CPR rose dramatically when the 911 operator helped guide the caller.

This time, he knew for sure that his instructions saved a life. Evans advises callers to share their location immediately when they dial 911, emphasizing that every second counts in an emergency, ...

MORGAN COUNTY, Alabama — When you dial 911 on your phone, the call most likely goes to a dispatch center. In certain ...