NEW YORK, NY — Did you get one or more text messages from the Office of Emergency Management or the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today?

BRYSON CITY, NC — Bryson City Fire Department failed its state mandated insurance inspection last week for failing to respond to false alarms.

SOUTH FULTON, TN — A mobile home burned to the ground in Tennessee while the local fire department did nothing. Vicky Bell called 911 when her home caught fire, but once fire fighters arrived, they couldn’t help her because of a $75 unpaid annual fee to the local fire department.

WESTWOOD, MA — According to eyewitnesses, the Westwood Fire Department took 20 minutes to respond to an emergency call from the Westwood High School gymnasium, where a 14-year-old student had collapsed after hitting her head and being unable to feel or move her legs.

NEW YORK, NY — A Manhattan family expressed relief Monday after fire marshals arrested a prankster for making more than 150 calls to 911 to report fake fires and gunshots at their home.

WARRNAMBOOL, AUSTRALIA — Cracks in the ambulance service’s computer-dispatch system have been highlighted after the death of a second Warrnambool man.

MILPITAS, CA — State of California will help upgrade Milpitas Police Department’s communications center and maintain the city’s 911 system through a state reimbursement program.