911 system News

New 911 Installation in Mississippi has Big Price Tab

“There are scary figures on this one,” Commissioner Jerry McCarson said as the DeSoto Emergency 911 District Commission considered the district’s spending report for November. It totaled $690,700 – almost all of that a one-time payment for a new public …

Lightning Strike Damage to 911 System Costs $250K to Repair

Taxpayers will be picking up the cost for repairs to the Syracuse, N.Y., area’s 911 emergency communications center after it was knocked out by a lightning strike last summer. Onondaga County officials tell the Post-Standard of Syracuse that damage caused …