Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 6—URBANA — Ten seconds may not seem like a lot of time. But in a life-or-death scenario, every second counts, said METCAD ...

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — On Tuesday, Champaign County’s METCAD 911 rolled out a new fire dispatch system. It’s been in the works for about two years. A database administrator for METCAD said ...

The new Locution automated dispatch system gets information out faster and frees dispatchers to handle more calls. Hamilton County's new fire and EMS dispatching program is up and running.

Mike Wolanin | The Republic Columbus Fire Chief Andy Lay welcomes guests to a wet down and push-in ceremony to mark the Columbus Fire Department’s newest fire engine going into service at Columbus ...