Within five years, all 215 emergency dispatch centers across Ohio will be using Next Generation 911 technology. This is good ...

An item in the state budget has a provision raising the fee for Next Generation 911 services from 40 cents a month to 60 ...

Governor Mike DeWine announced on Friday that a successful pilot program of the state’s new “Next Generation 911” system in ...

Moore said adding more counties to the system will also improve inter-county communications.

“Next Generation 9-1-1 makes emergency services more efficient, especially in the rural areas of Ohio, where it is critical to have strong and reliable communication infrastructure.” Ohio Gov ...

What is Next Generation 911? Eleven states have all their 911 centers able to connect with the next generation system. In Ohio, only 20% can do so. Individual counties have so far taken most of ...

Ohio’s emergency response system is getting a major upgrade. Rural eastern Ohio’s Washington and Monroe counties have become the first in the state to implement Next Generation 911 (NG911), an ...

“Every second counts when we are talking about saving lives,” DeWine said. “Next Generation 911 makes emergency services more efficient, especially in the rural areas of Ohio where it is ...

Ten pilot counties began implementation of Next Generation 911 in early 2025 and Ohio’s other counties have five years to migrate to the system. The infrastructure cost is $46 million.

Nearly $46,000,000 in new funding to upgrade dispatch center technology is being considered by the Ohio Legislature. Next Generation 911 would help with location tracking, call volume control and ...

The shift to the Next-Generation 911 program will provide more accurate caller location information, ... Ohio’s 911 system is about to be brought into the 21st century, ...

Ohio’s emergency response system is getting a major upgrade. Rural eastern Ohio’s Washington and Monroe counties have become the first in the state to implement Next Generation 911 (NG911), an ...