TEXT TO GET FAST EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. OUR MADELINE CARTER TESTED IT OUT TO SHOW YOU HOW IT WORKS IN REAL TIME. MOST PEOPLE WOULD PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL 911 IN AN EMERGENCY. BUT HOW DO YOU GET ...

SILVER LAKE, Ohio (WOIO) - Silver Lake police are the latest department to start accepting texts to 911. A Facebook post from the Silver Lake Police Department Wednesday announced the dispatch ...

GREEN COUNTRY, Okla. — The new Text to 911 program is expected make getting help from emergency services more accessible across Green Country. "I certainly think Text to 911 is one of those services ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A program that allows people to text 911 instead of having to call should be available in the entire state of Tennessee by the end of the year. The service is meant to help people ...

AVON, Ohio -- As of Dec. 7, the City of Avon is discontinuing its VIP Text program. Instead, the city encourages residents to sign up for the Lorain County Emergency Alert System. Residents will ...