Learn what to expect when calling 911 and what happens when you call using a non-traditional communication service.

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 ...

Most of Louisiana lost the ability to call 911, the nation's universal emergency response number, for several hours Thursday after 911 fiber-optic lines were cut in Mississippi. Law enforcement ...

Director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Randy Padfield held a news conference at PEMA Headquarters, stating that as of 6 p.m., most 911 calls appear to be going through to call ...

Triple-digit "feels-like" temperatures across South Florida triggered the first heat advisory of the season on Friday. The National Weather Service issued the advisory because the heat index was 105 ...

According to an emergency alert sent by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency the afternoon of July 11, the commonwealth "is experiencing a statewide intermittent 911 outage." “Anyone who has ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - We are learning more details Friday night about the intermittent 911 outages Pennsylvania is currently facing statewide. The director of the state's emergency management agency says ...