St Louis, MO plans to combine its police and fire emergency call centers into a shared-unit
St Louis, MO combined police and fire emergency call center
The City of St. Louis is planning to combine its police and fire emergency call centers into one unit under the St. Louis Emergency Management Agency. The city's current 911 system creates a bottleneck by requiring the police dispatch center to transfer calls to the fire department and remain on the line throughout the calls. The new combined system would have the departments use a shared up-to-date 911 software.
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St. Louis to Combine Fire, Police Dispatch Amid 911 Delays
Some city and police leaders have pushed to combine the 911 systems for at least 15 years, according to one 2008 study on consolidation. But the situation has grown more dire this year with severe shortages of police dispatchers, the Post-Dispatch has reported.<br/><br/>
Amid 911 delays, St. Louis mayor launches plan to combine fire, police dispatch centers | Law and order | stltoday.com
Jones said the move will eliminate a 911 "bottleneck" that's contributed to delays for years.
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