WICHITA, KS — Dialing 911 has become such a natural act that people do it for wrong reasons as well as right ones. That has left Sedgwick County grasping at ways to keep 911 lines clear for emergencies, including a commonsense plan to begin cutting off non-emergency 911 callers with a recorded message advising them to seek help elsewhere.

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.

SEDGWICK COUNTY, KS — Sedgwick County officials want to prevent non-emergency calls from clogging up 911 and plan today to unveil a new way to do just that.

MORTON GROVE, IL — A nearly 50-percent increase in 911 calls does not translate into an increase in crime, according to the Morton Grove Police Department.

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

PARIS, ON, CANADA – The Brant County police services board wants to see what can be done about those pesky, inadvertent pocket calls from cell phones to 911.

ASHLAND COUNTY, WI — The Ashland County Communications Center (ACCC) dispatches for all of Ashland County, including the City of Ashland. This includes emergency and non-emergency calls, for Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement.