More Ohio residents will soon be able to send text messages and photos to 911, as the state rolls out a modernized system ...

Within five years, all 215 emergency dispatch centers across Ohio will be using Next Generation 911 technology. This is good ...

Moore said adding more counties to the system will also improve inter-county communications.

We always say that seconds save lives, dispatchers save seconds,” said Andrew Knapp, Director of Hamilton County Communications Center. The state of Ohio is making a push toward Next Generation 911 ...

COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the next step toward expanding lifesaving Next Generation 911 across the state, with Belmont and Jefferson counties among those being added to the initiative ...

Gov. Mike DeWine recently announced the first Next Generation 911 sites in the Ohio in Monroe and Washington Counties. The program will improve emergency response times and help save many lives.

What is Next Generation 911? Eleven states have all their 911 centers able to connect with the next generation system. In Ohio, only 20% can do so. Individual counties have so far taken most of ...

“Next Generation 9-1-1 makes emergency services more efficient, especially in the rural areas of Ohio, where it is critical to have strong and reliable communication infrastructure.” Ohio Gov ...

Several initiatives in the budget make up the Secure Ohio Plan, including improvements to 911. As people move away from landlines and toward cellphone use, the new system will be better suited for ...

“Every second counts when we are talking about saving lives,” DeWine said. “Next Generation 911 makes emergency services more efficient, especially in the rural areas of Ohio where it is ...

Ohio’s emergency response system is getting a major upgrade. Rural eastern Ohio’s Washington and Monroe counties have become the first in the state to implement Next Generation 911 (NG911), an ...

Nearly $46,000,000 in new funding to upgrade dispatch center technology is being considered by the Ohio Legislature. Next Generation 911 would help with location tracking, call volume control and ...