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Deerfield approves Carbine 911 call-taking system and indoor school mapping
Summary
The Deerfield Board of Trustees approved reports to adopt the cloud-based Carbine Apex call-taking system, funded by the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board, and to implement indoor school mapping by GEOCOM using a $151,000 state 911 grant.
The Village of Deerfield Board of Trustees on Oct. 6 approved a pair of public-safety upgrades: purchase of the Carbine Apex cloud-based 911 call-taking solution and implementation of indoor mapping of local schools by GEOCOM.
The Carbine system replaces Deerfield’s Zetron hardware, provides AI-driven features including real-time language detection and translation, GPS location, and indoor mapping of schools, and will cost $272,005.17, the board was told. The expense is covered by funds administered through the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board (JETSB), meaning the village will not pay from its general fund. Officials said a target completion date for the Carbine implementation is March 31, 2026.
The report described a number of features the village expects to gain. The system’s translation capability will automatically detect a caller’s language and translate it for dispatchers instead of routing calls to an external language line, which officials said currently costs…
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