LewisGale just opened up an emergency room in Christiansburg to provide access to emergency care for folks in the region.

Rockbridge County residents may face difficulties reaching 911 due to a network outage affecting multiple carriers, but emergency calls are being rerouted, and texting 911 remains operational.

Radford City dispatchers have a new system where they now have a standardized way of approaching medical emergency calls.

According to a study from the Virginia Association of Counties, EMS volunteers are down across the state.

Senator Mark Warner announced a multi-million dollar investment for first responders in Galax, Grayson County, and Carroll County.

Pulaski County officials held two studies in 2023 to set a baseline to improve their fire and safety teams across the county.

Some people could pay more in real estate taxes in the New River Valley and it could bring life-saving benefits to people who live there.

ROANOKE, Va. Dispatchers in the Star City now have a new place to call home, which they say will help them better serve the community. The new building that houses emergency communications in Roanoke is state-of-the-art. The service that we have provided, were just going to enhance that service, said Roanoke city 911 manager Sonya Roman. Now, Roanoke city dispatchers have that too, along with enough capacity to keep the entire building running for two weeks without power. Were trying to provide the best service that we can, the safest service, the most reliable service, said Rick Pevarski, with VA811.