911 calls in Sacramento, California skyrocketed during the Fourth of July holiday with over 1,400 calls, a 45% increase from 2023. (FOX40.COM) ...

EXPAND THE RESOURCES THEY HAVE. SACRAMENTO FIRE DEPARTMENT IS CHANGING HOW IT RESPONDS TO SOME 911 CALLS. WE NEED TO ALTER OUR SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL SOMEHOW. OUR CALL VOLUME KEEPS INCREASING ...

SACRAMENTO — An astonishing number of 911 calls firefighters get don't involve putting out a single flame. More than 80 percent are for medical aid, but "7 out of 10" patients taken to the ER ...

A terminated Sacramento Fire Department captain, in charge of a 2020 medical response that led to the death of a Black man, has won his job back. In June 2022, the city fired Jeffrey Scott Klein ...

On May 2, officers shot 37-year-old Johnny Cruz Balcorta at Robert T. Matsui Waterfront Park after a 911 caller reported a domestic violence incident. Police said Balcorta fled with what appeared to ...

The City of Sacramento reported progress in homelessness response from June 30 to July 6, addressing calls and providing ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Despite all the warnings, illegal fireworks caused major issues across Sacramento County on the Fourth ...

This evening, Metro Fire, Cosumnes Fire, and Sacramento Fire proudly deployed Strike Team 4801-C to the Palisades Fire in Southern California. 4801-C consists of 22 firefighters staffing five Type ...

As the Sacramento City Council prepared to consider a state of emergency over road safety, advocates pleaded for the city to prioritize infrastructure improvements over a police response. Whether ...

When the sheriff's office reported 80% caller response time in 2022, the audit found it was really 66%. In 2023 it was worse, with the sheriff's office reporting 82% of calls were answered in ...

When someone calls 911, they expect a highly trained professional to answer, but emergency call center workers are part of an "industry under immense pressure" because of understaffing and a host ...