NEW JERSEY — It can be very stressful when a medical emergency occurs that requires activation of the 911 system. It is even more stressful if one does not know what to expect after that phone call is made.

MCPHERSON, KS — In the basement of McPherson’s Law Enforcement Center, the county’s dispatchers crowded around multicolored flip-books. They were searching their way through various emergency scenarios, coding broken bones and making initial triage decisions on imaginary victims. One at a time each dispatcher would take a “call,” throwing pages back and forth,...

AMADOR COUNTY, CA — Operation Care continues its educational approach to Domestic Violence Awareness Month with a multi-sensory 3-D exhibit called “The Cycle of Violence,” which runs through Friday at the agency’s Jackson office.

SOUTH BEND, IN — Thousands of people commit suicide in the United States each year. Many times there are certain notable behaviors a person who is thinking or planning to commit suicide will display. These behaviors could be verbal, written and even non-verbal. The Student Counseling Center has a new suicide prevention workshop that can help all students, faculty...

IOLA, KS — An eastern Kansas county is making an investment in teaching its youngest citizens to make 911 emergency calls.

When disaster strikes, you want to be able to communicate by both receiving and distributing information to others.

AUGUSTA, GA — It’s the kind of field trip that tells a story so much better than a textbook. Friday, youngsters checked out Augusta’s 911 Center, to find out what happens when seconds count.