On Tuesday, Champaign County's METCAD 911 rolled out a new fire dispatch system. It's been in the works for about two years. Opposition movement against Trump presidency emerging Kurt Russell ...

METCAD hopes to debut new automated fire dispatch in the spring By JANA WIERSEMA [email protected] Jan 6, 2025 ...

METCAD’s employee shortage has affected more than just their company operations as many organizations are reliant on it, like the Champaign Police Department and other emergency departments. Despite ...

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Emergency response times just got a whole lot faster in Champaign County following the introduction of a new protocol. On Oct. 7, METCAD 911 Center became the 148th Public ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign County METCAD Policy Board met on Thursday to discuss a recent shortage of operators and what to do next to remedy the issue. Staffing has been on the ...

METCAD 9-1-1 is the dispatch center that answers emergency calls in the county. Concerned METCAD Spouses reached out to WAND News regarding the dispatch staffing levels.

He later declined two rides. A friend called the non-emergency METCAD number at 1:23 a.m. to report Dhawan as missing after he did not respond to their texts and calls.

METCAD then contacted the Macon County 9-1-1 Center to verify their services were not impacted, and then AT&T transferred METCAD’s 9-1-1 lines to Macon County’s facility at approximately 8:40 p.m.

RANTOUL — Ralph Caldwell said he was "thrilled to death," and he knew members of the METCAD policy board would share his sentiments.Caldwell, director of the Metropolitan Computer-Aided Dispatch ...

METCAD staff who briefed the government officials said the emergency response system takes an all-hazard approach to relief, as required by state and federal law, and plans for everything from severe ...