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Cochise County highlights 911 dispatch upgrades, staffing gains at CECOM
Summary
CECOM director Tammy Jo Wilkins told KWCD listeners that Cochise County's consolidated 9-1-1 dispatch center now staffs 24 people, uses text-to-911 and Spillman CAD, and is running public hiring and training steps to sustain operations.
CECOM Director Tammy Jo Wilkins said Cochise County's consolidated 9-1-1 dispatch center has increased staffing and modernized operations, and she urged residents to use the county nonemergency number for non-urgent matters.
Wilkins, speaking on KWCD's First Watch, said CECOM now has a team of 24 people covering full- and part-time roles, including records and background staff, and a 9-1-1 addressing coordinator. "We take the 911 calls for the entire community except for the Benson and the Douglas areas," she said, and the center dispatches for nine law enforcement agencies and 17…
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