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Commission approves MARC use of county microwave as 911 backup
Summary
Miami County commissioners unanimously approved an agreement allowing the Mid-America Regional Council to install equipment on the county microwave system to provide an emergency backup for 911 call transmission at no charge to the county.
Miami County commissioners on a unanimous vote approved an agreement letting the Mid-America Regional Council install and maintain equipment on county radio infrastructure to provide an emergency backup to receive 911 calls if fiber circuits fail.
The agreement, described at the meeting by Mark Whalen, the county’s emergency management coordinator, allows MARC to use the Miami County 800 radio system as an emergency backup to transmit 911 calls to the Miami County Dispatch Center and other agencies. Whalen said…
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