Calling emergency services isn’t one of those things most folks do regularly, and it’s not like it’s possible to just ...

Johnny Bowman Jr., owner of Bowman’s Auto Air, told 911 operators after he got into a shootout with Semmes police inside his ...

A 911 operator assists a roadside baby delivery on New Year’s Day, earning applause from Culpeper County officials.

Emergency dispatchers deserve to be recognized as “first responders,” a designation that opens up a broad new category of legal benefits for these vital workers. A bill currently moving through the ...

July 7, 2014 — -- intro: Emergency dispatchers who handle 911 calls are often the first to hear of unfolding disasters, even horrors, as panicked or terrified callers try to explain what's ...

911 operator Christina Avant waits for the next call in the Douglas County 911 call center on June 30, 2015. LINCOLN — Right now, your smartphone likely has a better idea of where you are than ...

That question can be answered in dozens of harrowing ways. Perhaps there’s someone breaking into your home, maybe you were ...

We asked 911 dispatchers in the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the work calls that have stuck with them for years. Here are the wild results. Note: Some of these submissions revolve around pretty ...

LONG GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- Officials say they received more than 1,200 emergency 911 calls the night a northwest suburban Long Grove house exploded and dozens of other homes were damaged. Calls came ...

A pork chop, a taxi, a TV show and a snoring family member are all featured in this year's RCMP list of calls that "missed ...