The Unified 911 Emergency Response System is nearly 60% complete and on track to become one of the most advanced emergency ...

The country’s Emergency Response System is on the verge of the biggest change in several decades. The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a new rule requiring service providers to switch to ...

Illinois State Police announced all 169 emergency call centers across the state have successfully transitioned to Next Generation 911. The upgrade replaces the traditional voice-based system with a ...

Following years of delays and technical issues plaguing the state’s overhaul of its aging 9-1-1 system, officials with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) outlined a plan ...

ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers are discussing how and when the state will change to the modern internet-based “Next Generation 911 system.” The “Next Generation 911″ system is a technology overhaul ...

Illinois has officially upgraded every 911 call center to the new Next Generation system. The statewide upgrade modernizes ...

On Friday, the California Office of Emergency Services sent the CEO of NGA 911 a letter terminating its contract with the company. NGA 911 is one of four contractors the state agency hired to help ...

LIMA — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the next step toward Next Generation 911, with Allen County recently getting full implementation of the new system. In July 2025, DeWine announced that 10 ...

Steven Yarbrough, chair of the State 911 Advisory board, speaks with Cal OES Chief Deputy Director of Policy and Administration Lisa Mangat during a board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in ...

Sacramento Police Dispatcher II Sarah Kern receives emergency calls at Sacramento Police Communication Center in 2013. Autumn Payne Sacramento Bee file The Legislature should pause the state’s effort ...

On Friday, the California Office of Emergency Services sent the CEO of NGA 911 a letter terminating its contract with the company. NGA 911 is one of four contractors the state agency hired to help ...