Hornets, cicadas and inflatable Godzilla: B.C.'s most memorable 911 calls and power outages of 2025

The annual lists of B.C.'s most notable nuisance 911 calls and power outages in 2025 have led to reminders that emergency ...
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‘Isn’t here to take your job:’ Volusia County’s 911 center uses AI system to handle non-emergency calls

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Inside Volusia County’s 911 communications center, a new voice is answering the phones and it’s not human. “Ava,” short for Automated Virtual Agent, is an artificial ...
WUSA

'It actually sounds very much like a person' | Fairfax County 911 Center testing AI to handle non-emergency calls

FAIRFAX, Va. — Fairfax County's 911 center, which answers about 3,000 calls a day, is testing artificial intelligence technology to help manage non-emergency calls. The Department of Public Safety ...
WESH

911 calls down in parts of Central Florida; text 911 in an emergency, officials say

MORE SURVIVORS. WESH TWO NEWS STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. WESH TWO STAYING ON TOP OF THAT BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT, THE CITY OF LEESBURG SAYS ITS 901 SERVICES ARE BACK ONLINE AFTER CREWS ARE ON SCENE ...
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E-Comm highlights unusual 911 calls from 2025

British Columbia’s emergency call centre is reminding everyone that 9-1-1 is for emergencies only, not everyday frustrations ...
Government Technology

RapidSOS Launches ‘Roadside Assistance’ for 911 Calls

As 911 call centers struggle with staffing, suppliers of government technology are rushing to help. That’s the case with the latest product from RapidSOS. The company, which sells an emergency ...
AZFamily

Phoenix PD using AI to filter non-emergency calls; here’s how it works

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Phoenix Police Department is modernizing its process for non-emergency calls. A new AI tool is helping free up dispatchers who previously had to handle both emergency and ...
WISH-TV

Westfield to impose fines for non-emergency 911 calls at assisted living homes

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 ...
Gizmodo

North Carolina Town First in U.S. to Deploy Defibrillator Drones During Actual 911 Emergencies

During a 911 emergency, everyone is rightly expected to get out of the way of first responders driving to the scene. But these vehicles still need to follow roads, which most likely do not provide a ...