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Sheriff Mark Westen says the situation has been developing for several years

Right now, there’s a statewide effort to modernize 911 call systems in Wisconsin.Counties are starting to transition from an analog system to the digital NextGen 911 system.

It’s part of a statewide effort to bring Next Generation 9-1-1 technology to local communities

Staff numbers at the Langlade County Dispatch Center have fallen into the single digits. Leaders have had to get creative to fill the gaps

During National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, first responders in Central Wisconsin are thanking their dispatchers for all that they do

Local Sheriff’s offices are seeing an increase in accidental 911 calls. It’s creating a drain on resources.So far this month, the Langlade County…

911 dispatchers are often considered the first, first responders.They’re talking people through what is likely one of the worst moments of their lives…

Workers who provide essential service year-round are being honored this week in Oneida county and elsewhere.This week in April is National Public Safety…

Forest County’s jail control and dispatch center is a room full of windows. It views cell blocks with no windows.Screens flash, sirens buzz, and the…