911 Call Centers

A proposed ordinance could remove Allegheny County’s employee residency requirement for workers and supervisors in the 911 Communications Division.

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The state Senate has approved a measure to make sure Pennsylvanians’ emergency 911 calls are answered. By a unanimous vote, the chamber sent the plan to…

Another year, another Allegheny County budget proposal attempting to patch together funds for the Department of Emergency Services but the years of…

It’s reasonable to expect that, when calling 911, the person on the other end of the line is alert, well rested, and not overworked.But Allegheny County…

The Allegheny County 911 Center has received 185 text-to-911 messages since the service was introduced in May, according to the Department of Emergency…

Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh agreed to co-locate 911 services in 2004, and 10 years later, that merger has reached its final…

State lawmakers have given themselves another year to address what counties are calling a funding crisis for the commonwealth’s 911 call centers.A key…