Board to draft tree-down dispatch policy after Saint Paul mutual-aid concerns

Mar 6, 2026

Following reports that Saint Paul has missed calls and Waldron did not respond to mutual-aid, the board will draft a formal tree-down dispatch policy (to be reviewed next month) and consider Adams as an alternative mutual-aid responder; target policy adoption was discussed for around June 1.

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The Decatur County Dispatch Advisory Board tabled immediate action on a mutual-aid issue involving Saint Paul and directed staff to draft a formal policy on tree-down dispatches.

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