Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Verizon logo on a building. - Al Drago / Getty Images Though the Verizon mobile network was down for hours, one silver lining ...

The D.C. Council Judiciary and Public Safety Committee is hearing testimony on several bills today, including two concerning ...

Denise Amber Lee’s 911 call involved multiple reports, but critical breakdowns in communication delayed help during the 2008 ...

A bill in the D.C. Council would state that the D.C. Fire and EMS medical director is also the medical director of the Office ...

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is partnering with MD Ally, a telemedicine platform, to help handle non-emergency 911 calls. The program aims to divert up to 20,000 calls annually, keeping paramedics ...

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, ...

The number of people seeking emergency care for heat-related issues grew faster than for non-heat-related health issues in mountain states and Texas.

The country’s modernized Unified 911 system can now detect and filter AI-generated and automated prank calls, a Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) official said Tuesday. The ...