County accepts state grant for IP network readiness to improve 911 redundancy

Apr 29, 2026

Monroe County accepted a grant under the NYS Emergency Services IP network readiness program to build network infrastructure enabling 911 centers to share CAD and call data as a redundancy measure; county public safety staff described the grant as building the 'pipe' to allow systems to support each other in the event of failures.

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The committee approved Referral 26-0120 to accept a grant from the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services for IP network readiness intended to improve interoperability and redundancy among 911 centers.

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