Extreme heat is increasingly the culprit behind 911 emergency calls among older and lower-income individuals and those living in the Intermountain West, new research out of the University of Arizona has found. The study, published Feb. 4 in JAMA, the peer ...

The latest generation of Google‘s flagship phones, the Pixel 10 series, appears to be facing a serious bug: the inability to reliably make 911 emergency calls. This isn’t the first time the Pixel series has been linked to this type of problem.

Pixel 10 series users report that they cannot reliably make 911 calls. The 911 call connects but only delivers garbled, incomprehensible audio, described as “shrill electronic screeches.” Google’s Pixel series has had a long history of not connecting ...

911 systems across Mississippi were fully restored Thursday evening, the governor said, after going down earlier Thursday afternoon. Systems in Louisiana were still being restored, authorities said. "The 911 system in Mississippi has been restored and is ...

WESTFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — The Westfield Fire Department will start charging assisted living facilities for non-emergency 911 calls. Fire Chief Rob Gaylor said Tuesday that it’s due to an increase of misuse of emergency services. He said 25% of all 911 ...

America’s 911 dispatchers are straining under pressure, leaving thousands of callers waiting during emergencies.