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Medical Lake hears fire chief warn of potential 9-1-1 disruption as Spokane-city funding split looms
Summary
Fire Chief Erbauch told the Medical Lake council that call volumes are up and warned that a legislative change and the city of Spokane—s termination of an interlocal agreement could disrupt 9-1-1 services after Jan. 1 if parties don—t agree on apportioning emergency-communications revenue.
Fire Chief Erbauch briefed the City of Medical Lake council on the fire department—s workload and an unfolding dispute over regional emergency dispatch funding that could affect local 9-1-1 operations.
"Looking at just over 630 calls total for the year," Erbauch said, adding he expects the department to finish the year with "just over 700 calls." He described a busy wildfire season and cautioned councilors to prepare for winter heating-related structure fires.
Erbauch described a policy change that will take effect…
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