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Brigham City council approves interlocal agreement to move 9‑1‑1 dispatching to Weber area
Summary
After a public hearing during which chiefs described multi‑year problems at Box Elder Communication Center and a summer server outage, the council approved a four‑year interlocal agreement to move Brigham City emergency dispatching to Weber/Weaver area dispatch 9‑1‑1; staff said the change aims to improve responder and citizen safety.
Brigham City’s council voted on Nov. 20 to approve an interlocal agreement with Weber area dispatch (Weaver/Weber) to consolidate 9‑1‑1 services, following presentations from city staff and public safety chiefs who said longstanding problems at the Box Elder Communication Center had at times jeopardized response quality.
Chiefs from Brigham City’s police and fire departments described repeated operational deficiencies at the county dispatch center, including a July server failure that forced pen‑and‑paper dispatching for nearly two weeks. They…
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