News Center Stay up-to-date on the latest news from the City of Virginia Beach. SearchSearch by Date RangeStart End View News by Category All NewsAgricultureAquarium, Historic Houses, and MuseumsBudget & Management ServicesCity AttorneyCity AuditorCity ClerkCity ManagerCity TreasurerCommissioner of the RevenueCommonwealth's AttorneyCommunications OfficeConvention and Visitors BureauCourtsCultural AffairsEconomic DevelopmentEmergency Communications & Citizen ServicesEmergency ManagementEmergency Medical ServicesFinanceFireHousing & Neighborhood PreservationHuman Resources (City)Human ServicesInformation TechnologyParks & RecreationPlanningPolicePublic HealthPublic LibrariesPublic UtilitiesPublic WorksReal Estate AssessorStrategic Growth AreaVirginia Beach CourtsVolunteer ResourcesVoter Registration & ElectionsCurrent Category Emergency Communications & Citizen Services Page Content 50th Anniversary of 911 to be ObservedThursday, February 15, 2018The City of Virginia Beach Emergency Communications and Citizen Services today announced its celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first 911 call. On Feb. 16, 1968, Alabama Speaker of the House, Mr. Rankin Fite, made the first 911 call from Haleyville City Hall. From t … Virginia Beach Emergency Communications and Citizen Services Receives its Fifth Accreditation from CALEA Friday, August 04, 2017On July 29, the City of Virginia Beach Emergency Communications and Citizen Services Department (ECCS) received its fifth accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) at the 2017 Summer CALEA Conference held in Providence, RI. Memb … UPDATE: 911 Services Restored to Verizon CustomersWednesday, April 19, 2017Verizon Cellular Experiencing Issues with Contacting 911Verizon cellular subscribers are having issues contacting 911 in Virginia Beach, please call the non-emergency number at (757) 385-5000 and select option 1 or send a text message to 911 if you have an emergency. This a … Public Invited to Comment on Re-Accreditation of Virginia Beach Emergency Communications & Citizen ServicesWednesday, March 22, 2017Virginia Beach residents are invited to call in with comments as the city's Emergency Communications & Citizen Services (ECCS) Department undergoes voluntary re-accreditation. ECCS operates the city's 911 and 311 services.A team of assessors from the Commission on Accred … Contact InformationCommunications Office(757) 385-4679news@vbgov.com(757) 427-5978 More News Releases Can't find what you are looking for? View a complete list of Virginia Beach news releases.