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County advances voice-dispatch upgrade, pushes 911 governance study and approves transfer plan for Manchester Fire District
Summary
Cumberland officials reported progress on a digital voice-dispatch project (live voice alerts over radio), instructed staff to develop a county-run 911 proposal for a joint April meeting with the city, and approved a three-year transfer of Manchester Fire District service to Spring Lake with transition funding and mutual-aid conditions.
Cumberland County commissioners on March 12 heard three related public-safety items that could reshape emergency communications and fire protection in the coming year: a technical voice-dispatch milestone, a manager-led proposal to assume administrative governance of consolidated 911, and a board-approved plan to transfer Manchester Fire District service to the Town of Spring Lake.
Voice dispatch: "Samantha" over the air
Emergency Services Director Gary Crumpler reported that the countys voice-dispatch upgrade has reached a technical milestone: recorded public-voice alerts now play across radio consoles. "The voice now officially comes over the radio," Crumpler said after a recent vendor visit, and officials said that phase-one station tests are complete while CAD integration remains a vendor-scheduled task.
Commissioners asked for a public…
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