MADISONVILLE, Texas -- A 911 operator in Texas is being praised for how she responded to a call from her daughter about a fire that eventually burned down their house. "She did an outstanding job. She ...

A man clinging to a tree on the Guadalupe River and screaming for a helicopter rescue. A father hustling his family into the attic to escape the rising waters. A Camp Mystic staffer pleading with a ...

CULPEPER COUNTY, Va. — A Culpeper County 911 operator is being applauded for her efforts in guiding a couple through delivery of a baby on New Year’s Day. The couple had pulled over on Sperryville ...

CROWN POINT, Ind. (WLS) -- The Lake County 911 Department in northwest Indiana fired one emergency dispatcher and suspended another after a man was found dead in a church seven hours after he called ...

When you dial 911, every word you say matters. The line is designed to connect you with help in life-threatening situations, yet a staggering amount of calls aren't emergencies at all. In some cities, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 911 dispatcher called an Ohio grandmother and told her she was "the dumbest person to call this police department on a repeated ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A 911 call released by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday details the scary events leading up to deputies fatally shooting an armed man on US-1. RELATED: Video ...