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Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Yahoo
Delaware 911 system adds live video streaming, photo sharing capabilities
Delaware is upgrading its Enhanced 911 system to include features that will allow callers to stream live video, send photos and use real-time text translation during emergencies. These enhancements are designed to improve communication between callers and first responders, enabling faster and more effective emergency response. With the upgraded system, 911 callers will be able to share images directly from their phones, stream live video and communicate through real-time translated text. The system includes TTY capabilities and is fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Authorities say these capabilities will help dispatchers better assess emergencies such as vehicle crashes, medical incidents and fire scenes. The Dover Police Department is among the first in the nation to adopt the upgraded technology, according to state officials. Gov. Matt Meyer and Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security Secretary Joshua Bushweller will attend a demonstration of the system's new capabilities at the Dover Police Department on April 17. All municipalities are already connected to the Enhanced 911 system, and the state's Public Safety Answering Points are expected to fully implement the new features by 2026. PUBLIC TRANSIT CUTS: How proposed SEPTA service reduction to Delaware may leave some riders, commuters stranded The Enhanced 911 system automatically displays a caller's location and phone number at a public safety answering point, which handles emergency calls in their designated coverage areas. Delaware operates nine PSAPs, each responsible for answering all 911 calls in their respective regions. To ensure timely response, the system requires PSAPs to transfer calls to the appropriate agency within 10 seconds. Delaware voters first approved the creation of the Enhanced 911 system in 1988. It is funded through a 60-cent monthly surcharge on telephone lines, established by the state Legislature in 1994. You can contact staff reporter Anitra Johnson at ajohnson@ This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Delaware upgrades 911 system with live streaming, photo sharing
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- General
- Yahoo
New program coming to Woodford County High School will prepare students for emergency service careers
VERSAILLES, Ky. (FOX 56) — The path to becoming a firefighter, or EMT, is about to become more accessible for high school students in Woodford County with the emergence of a new fire science program. Woodford County Public Schools (WCPS) educators have teamed up with the Versailles Fire Department (VFD) to prepare students for a career in emergency services, learning how to fight fires and save lives before beginning college. On Tuesday, fire department staff posted on Facebook that the WCHS fire science program would begin in the fall of 2025 for Woodford County High School students. 'Deeply concerning': Over 100 Kentucky children went without homes, some sent to other states for care School district leaders and Versailles fire officials said the class, which will take place at the old high school building, will combine hands-on training and classroom instruction and will even lead to state-recognized certification to be a firefighter or EMT in Kentucky. Police searching for man accused of injuring woman with shopping cart during robbery on Legend's Lane Longtime Lexington dispatcher of Enhanced 911 recognized for drive and service New program coming to Woodford County High School will prepare students for emergency service careers 'This is a career and technical education program designed for kids interested in a career in the fire service,' Versailles fire crews wrote. We want to invest in the kids in our community and give them the help they need to be prepared to enter the workforce.' More information about the fire science program will be released closer to the fall semester, and Versailles fire and emergency personnel will be visiting WCHS in February to discuss the new class. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
