In certain emergencies — a domestic violence or another life-threatening situation — someone might not be able to call 911 safely. In DuPage County, those individuals can now send emergency text ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -In addition to their phone line, the Grand Junction Regional Communication Center has a text line for people to contact in emergency situations. All you have to do is ...

FCC pushes to modernize call centers, but real problem may be lack of funding. March 27, 2011— -- When a gunman was prowling the halls of Virginia Tech University on April 16, 2007, on a shooting ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is reporting problems with its text-to-911 system Monday afternoon. “We are currently experiencing some issues with text-to-911 on certain phone ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — In an emergency, help can be as simple as sending a text message. However, Palm Beach County's Text-to-911 service is not being utilized as expected, with West Palm Beach ...

NEW YORK — With gunshots ringing out just feet away, Eddie Justice hid in a bathroom in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and frantically texted his mother for help. "Call police," he wrote. "I ...

DEWITT COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Those in emergency situations in DeWitt County are now able to text 911 for first responder help. In a Facebook post Wednesday morning, DeWitt County CenCom said residents ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Uber is rolling out new safety features that will allow users to talk to a live safety agent and text 911 operators in the case of emergency. Rebecca Payne, the lead project manager ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Monroe County says it is the first in New York State to support SMS text messages to its 911 call center for customers of Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint. This option is ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Did you know you can TEXT 911 if you have an emergency and feel like you can’t talk on the phone? The Alabama 911 Board wants to make sure more people know about this option.