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Earlier this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom gave 988 crisis centers $17.5 million in one-time funds to address call capacity. The number of calls in California has almost doubled since 2021, according to ...

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Officers made contact at the front door of the residence and ordered all the occupants outside. Police then gave verbal commands to the suspect to exit. After multiple commands, he exited the ...

The process to remove the former Horry County Assistant Administrator Randy Webster's name from the county Emergency Operations Center could begin in December. The County Infrastructure and Regulation ...

Google finally fixed the Pixel’s pocket dialing nightmare, so your pants will stop calling 911 in a future update.

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• Also under “Government Alerts,” tap “Emergency Alerts.” For older phones, this will simply turn Emergency Alerts ON. For ...

If you live in areas expected to get hit with rain, heavy wind or flooding, it’s important to have Emergency Alerts enabled ...

Phoenix has implemented artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline its 911 system, allowing human dispatchers to focus on ...

Google is launching Android Emergency Live Video, a feature that lets emergency dispatchers request live camera feeds from ...

Version 202 beta of the Phone by Google app includes a new " Keep portrait mode on calls " toggle that " Prevents accidental ...