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 ...

METCAD said a person was recorded saying the name of common locations, streets, departments and numbers. With Locution, the dispatcher receives the information from the caller and inputs the ...

(WAND)- METCAD 9-1-1 of Champaign Co. has provided an update into the investigation of the brief system outage that occurred on March 7.

METCAD is working to implement a new automated dispatch system from Locution Systems, Inc. for fire and medical calls that is expected to both reduce response times and ease the burdens of ...

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.

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 ...

"METCAD met all of our expectations, and it’s a matter of getting final board approval," Smith said. The village could join the county-wide system as soon as July 1.

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign County 911 center (METCAD) is in the middle of a staff shortage. According to METCAD’s Director, Ralph Caldwell, the call center is having a hard ...

On Saturday night at around 11:30 p.m., a 22-year-old woman walked out of The Red Lion and reportedly lost consciousness. According to the METCAD scanner, the woman was reportedly “inside, passed out, ...

RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) — A 40-year-old woman from Danville is dead after she was hit by a car late Thursday night in Rantoul. The pedestrian strike happened on Liberty Avenue near Chandler Road.