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Court approves Active911 for fire/EMS; emergency services report highlights grass fires and radio volunteers
Summary
The commissioners approved an Active911 contract to provide an app-based dispatch and notification service for fire and EMS. The county's emergency-services briefing noted recent small grass fires, work with Amateur Radio Emergency Services volunteers and concerns about timing for federal hazard-mitigation grants and plan update deadlines.
The Freestone County Commissioners Court voted to move forward with implementing Active911, an app-based alerting system for fire and emergency medical services, after staff described functionality and an estimated annual cost.
County staff told the court Active911 integrates with dispatch and sends notifications and mapping directly to devices; staff estimated about 275 devices countywide at an annual…
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