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9-1-1 director reports staffing increases, shift change to 12-hour shifts and Motorola console upgrade

2777021 · March 26, 2025
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Summary

The county’s 9-1-1 director told commissioners the dispatch center now has 31 full-time dispatchers with more in training, plans to move to 12-hour platoon shifts on June 1 and will convert to Motorola 7500 consoles by mid-May.

The Lorain County 9-1-1 director briefed commissioners on March 20 about staffing, scheduling and equipment upgrades at the county's public-safety answering point (PSAP).

Why it matters: staffing levels and equipment at the PSAP directly affect emergency-response capacity across the county.

The director reported 31 full-time dispatchers and one in…

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