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County GIS review finds gaps and unclear contracts in rural fire-service maps; commissioners direct follow-up
Summary
Atchison County GIS staff reported that several areas shown on the county’s emergency map lack clear service contracts; commissioners asked staff to pursue formal service agreements and to keep the current mapping in place while the work continues.
Roger Denton, Atchison County’s GIS lead, told the commission the county’s emergency-services mapping includes several areas shown as served but for which the county lacks signed service contracts. Denton said some maps date to hand‑drawn sources and that parcels straddling jurisdiction lines create ambiguity when 911 dispatchers assign units.
Key points from the GIS briefing: - Several areas (Everest, Horton, Effingham service area, Valley Falls and others) appear on…
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