Allen County’s 911 center is getting some upgrades. Chelsie Angleton, interim 911 communications director, along with Karen Kimball, received permission from Allen County commissioners to make several key purchases for the dispatch station. One item…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some officials charged with upgrading Kansas’ 911 system say a nearly three-hour outage across the southern part of the state on Sunday revealed the potential for future major disruptions to emergency…

Angela Murphy sits in her office reflecting on how far the 911 dispatch center has come in its 10 years. In that time the department has moved from under the auspices of the city to…

The Prairie Dell 4-H Club met Monday at the Allen County Critical Response Center to tour the 911 center. Karen Kimbell explained how the 911 center reacts to an emergency call. Club members then had…

A new program will help Allen County Emergency Communications receive fast and accurate device location data for 911 emergency calls from mobile devices.  The first and most important question in every 911 call is “What’s…