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West Bend council names city dispatch as wireless 911 public safety answering point
Summary
The Common Council approved a resolution designating the City of West Bend dispatch center as the wireless 911 public safety answering point, enabling cell-phone-originated 911 calls within city limits to be routed directly to city dispatch; Washington County will remain a secondary answering point.
The West Bend Common Council on May 19 approved a resolution to designate the City of West Bend dispatch center as the wireless 911 public safety answering point (PSAP) for calls generated within city limits.
Chief Deering told the council the step will let the city receive 911 calls from cell phones placed within the city and route them directly to city dispatch. “This is very exciting, move forward in our implementation ... we hope to see go live actually later this month with the passing of…
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