In health care we face numerous challenges. One that is being tackled by the FCC, Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation is the limited nature of our emergency 911 system. Currently, if one is dialing from a cellphone, chances are that 911 cannot automatically find their location. And the only way to contact 911 is the traditional way — by telephone.

FAIRFAX, VA — The police department in Fairfax, Va., had a problem with old technology. In order to upgrade the city’s 911 system, it faced a decision on whether to shut down its emergency call facilities for four days and move its servers to another facility. Instead of moving a vital service offline for an unacceptable period of time, the department came up with...

PUTNAM COUNTY, TN — When you call 911, you expect emergency responders to help you in your time of need quickly, but in one county, poor radio frequencies put first responders in need of help.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Penn State professor visiting D.C. Tuesday quickly got his iPhone back from robbers thanks to a handy free app.

METCHOSIN, BC, CANADA — A vehicle security system proved its worth after a truck theft in Metchosin early Monday morning.

PALM BEACH, FL — The county’s inspector general has launched a wide-ranging audit of a multi-city police radio system, after disputes among city officials and technical advisers over whether the radios will put officers’ lives in jeopardy.

SOMERSET, PA — Somerset County is one of nine counties in southwestern Pennsylvania joining together to establish a new Internet-based 911 emergency services network.