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Mar 23, 2023
D.C. 911 Agency Reports Another Issue Locating Calls, Audit Finds Other Problems Still Aren’t Fixed
The audit found the agency has made some progress, but much remains to be done in getting call response times up to national standards.
A new audit found only one of the 31 recommendations proposed nearly a year ago has been implemented at the Office of Unified Communications, which handles the city’s 911 and 311 call lines.
Aug 18, 2022
‘They Keep Making The Same Kind Of Mistakes’: This Journalist Has Been Tracking D.C.’s Troubled 911 System
Longtime local journalist and public safety advocate Dave Statter explains longstanding concerns about D.C.’s system for 911 and emergency response.
