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Court approves transfer of fire/EMS dispatch to Westcom and lease with ESD 200 after split vote
Summary
Waller County Commissioners voted 3-2 to permit Waller-Harris ESD 200 to dispatch fire/EMS calls through Westcom and approved a lease/facility agreement; the decision followed extensive testimony from fire, EMS and sheriff's office representatives about call volumes, standards and local knowledge.
Waller County Commissioners Court on Sept. 3 approved a pair of related items allowing Waller-Harris Emergency Services District 200 to shift fire and emergency medical dispatching to Westcom 9-1-1 and authorizing a lease/facility agreement for office space at the ESD's station. Both votes were close: the transfer of fire/EMS emergency calls to Westcom passed 3-2, and the lease/facility agreement with ESD 200 passed by the same margin.
Supporters told the court Westcom provides nationally used emergency medical dispatch (EMD) software (ProQA) and trained, certified emergency medical dispatchers able to deliver standardized pre-arrival instructions that can improve patient outcomes. ESD and…
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