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Sheriff Danos criticizes proposed 911 funding shift, highlights regional SWAT, AED grants and local safety initiatives
Summary
On KWCD's First Watch, Cochise County Sheriff Mark Danos warned that a state change would shift most 911 costs to local governments, praised recent regionalization of SWAT and a 110-AED grant, and urged fire‑season preparedness and safer driving practices.
Sheriff Mark Danos used a local radio appearance to criticize a state plan he said would shift a larger share of 911-system costs onto local governments and to outline recent changes in county public-safety operations.
"By the way, on 911, we're gonna pay 65%," Danos said on KWCD's First Watch, calling the timing "appalling" and saying his office and other local officials sent a letter to the governor's office opposing the change. He also said Arizona currently holds "almost $2,000,000,000" in a rainy-day fund while the new cost share would impose an unanticipated expense on rural budgets.
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