Accidental 911 calls happen more often than you may think. In 1987, only 50 percent of the U.S. population had access to 911, the universal emergency assistance line that had been championed by ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- A severed cable made it impossible to call 911 in Santa Barbara County and parts of San Luis obispo counties earlier this week. Officials encouraged texting 911 as a workaround, ...

ATLANTA — Residents of a Midtown Atlanta apartment complex experienced a frightening situation last weekend when a fire broke out, and they encountered difficulties reaching 911. The fire occurred ...

The FOX 8 I-Team has uncovered delays sending help to 911 callers after technical problems in dispatch.

“We’re hoping to make that job a little bit easier,” CEO and co-founder Ben Sanders says. “Because we’re now able to resolve a huge chunk of these non-emergency calls, that means that dispatchers can ...