Multiple states lost access to emergency dispatchers late last night, meaning that residents could not call 911. The issue affected parts of Nebraska, Texas and Nevada, and all of South Dakota. The outage was first reported around 10 p.m. local time. Service was restored around midnight, officials said. In Texas, the City of Del Rio Police Department said the outage was because of "an outage with a major cellular carrier." The department did not specify which cellular carrier was responsible....
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is observed each April to honor the dedication of first response emergency dispatchers for the critical service they provide. Dispatchers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. provide crucial support to first responders both on and off the installation, handling more than 5,000 emergency calls annually.
911 dispatchers were unable to answer calls across multiple states Wednesday night.
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Things are getting back to normal after a widespread 911 outage was reported in four states on Wednesday. Authorities said residents in parts of Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota and Texas were
Experts are now calling for the modernization of 911 systems after it went out due to a seemingly minor light pole installation.
A major 911 outage Wednesday showed the urgent need for increased modernization and regulation of the emergency system, experts in telecommunications and public safety told NBC News. On Thursday, Lumen Technologies, a telecommunications company based in Louisiana, said in a statement that "some customers in Nevada, South Dakota, and Nebraska experienced an outage due to a third-party company installing a light pole — unrelated to our services." The outage left millions in multiple states...
The justices must decide whether Idaho doctors can terminate a pregnancy to save a woman’s health or only if her life is at riskThe supreme court heard its second abortion rights case of the term on Wednesday, this one focused on how states can regulate emergency abortions – exceedingly rare procedures that often save a woman’s life or her future fertility.The case may seem technical because it focuses on a small subset of emergency abortions and federal law that governs emergency room care....
An alternative solution to 911 was established during the Wednesday outage but never implemented as services were restored
In Texas, the Del Rio police department warned Wednesday night in a social media post that a problem was affecting the ability of callers with one cellular carrier to reach 911.
A child at Brooke Weston Academy in Corby has received a diagnosis of tuberculosis. The illness is rarely seen in children in the UK and causes a persistent cough, a high temperature, weight loss, night sweats and swellings. It can be – in very rare cases – fatal if not treated. Public health bosses are working with the school to ensure the disease is contained. The council, local integrated care board and the East Midlands UK Health Security Agency are also involved in the response. There...
The Supreme Court hears arguments in Idaho vs U.S. relating to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. Justices will decide whether a federal law requiring hospitals care for life-threatening cases means ER doctors in states with abortion bans must terminate pregnancies in certain circumstances.
The bill goes into effect January 1.