A big change is coming for police and fire crews in Snohomish County: a new radio system for emergency calls is going live on May 6. The system was paid for with 71 million dollars from a sales ...

Snohomish County has the second-largest 9-1-1 center in the state. It averages between 1,500 and 2,000 calls for service every day. It's unclear if that number will rise with this new system in ...

Fire and EMS channels will remain open — at least initially — according to Snohomish County 911 officials. Terry Peterson, deputy director of Snohomish County 911, acknowledged the impact on ...