A dispatcher handles a call at the Ada County 911 Emergency Dispatch Center in Meridian in 2020. Ada is one of only two ...

Next Generation 911 infrastructure will allow residents to send pictures and video to dispatch. The new technology also ...

Idaho is taking a major leap into the future of emergency services with the approved funding for Next Generation 911 (NG911). The program will replace decades-old analog infrastructure with a ...

The Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission on July 10 approved a $15 million grant to modernize the state’s emergency ...

Emergency communication centers across Idaho are updating their equipment; however, some local systems remain outdated and ...

By his account, the national NG911 push needs $15 billion worth of funding. The general idea behind Next-Generation 911, of course, is to more efficiently meet people in need of emergency ...

So far, however, the federal grant funding to help PSAPs transition to next-generation 911 has been minuscule. Organizations advocating for 911 agencies have formed the NG911 NOW Coalition to ...