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Sedgwick County outlines $15 million plan to overhaul 911 after Brook Hollow fire
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Commissioner Ryan Beatty described staffing increases, new positions, technology upgrades and an independent incident review after a deadly 2023 apartment fire, saying the county will fund nearly $15 million in 2025 for 911 operations and improvements.
Sedgwick County Commissioner Ryan Beatty described a series of staffing, technology and organizational changes aimed at strengthening the county’s 911 system after a fatal October 2023 fire at the Brook Hollow apartment complex near Central and Rock Road.
Beatty said the county and the City of Wichita jointly commissioned an independent incident analysis by Jensen Hughes after questions surfaced about the emergency response to the fire, which injured several people and killed a resident, Paoli Badeschi. "We weren't going to wait for a report to do the things we know are needed to make…
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