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County declares emergency after 911 radio system failure; $185,000 upgrade approved pending Council funding
Summary
Dubois County declared an emergency after its radio paging system failed in early June, leaving fire and EMS units unpageable; the board approved repairs and equipment replacement estimated at $185,000 pending County Council approval.
Dubois County officials declared an emergency June 17 after the county’s 911 paging system experienced escalating failures that culminated in a complete outage on June 5.
Stuart Wilson, the county’s 911 director, told commissioners that the outages beginning around June 1 left the department unable to page fire departments and EMS units. Advanced Radio Communications responded and partially restored service. Wilson said an upgrade and equipment replacement is needed and estimated the cost at $185,000.
The board voted to declare the situation an emergency and to pay expenses to update and replace equipment on the radio towers, pending County Council approval of funding. The motion was seconded and carried.
The action directs staff to coordinate procurement and present funding requests to County Council; Advanced Radio Communications already has been engaged to investigate and perform interim repairs.
