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Gratiot County reports tornado response; 911 upgrades and new CAD RFPs noted
Summary
At the April 17 Mid-Central Michigan MCA Advisory Board meeting members recorded a tornado response in Gratiot County, activation of a new radio tower (March 24), encryption work for police dispatch, RFPs for a new CAD system, rollout of RAV and the Gratiot Safe app, and said a county-level state of emergency is in effect.
Members reviewed recent 911 and emergency-management developments affecting Gratiot County, including tornado damage assessments and infrastructure upgrades.
The board’s 911 updates noted that the county experienced a tornado; a radio tower installation completed and went live March 24. The update also listed ongoing encryption work for police dispatch, active requests for proposals for a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system, and rollout plans for RAV and a local "Gratiot Safe" mobile app.
Advisory materials also recorded that Gratiot County has declared a local state of emergency related to recent weather events and that damage assessments were underway the day of the meeting. The meeting record does not name the individual who reported these items; they were presented as part of the 911 and emergency-management updates.
The meeting did not record formal decisions tied to Gratiot’s emergency actions; members noted situational updates and ongoing technical procurements. The advisory board listed the issues as items for ongoing coordination with local emergency management and dispatch partners.
Next procedural steps recorded in the meeting included continued damage assessment in Gratiot and coordination on CAD procurement and encryption projects; no specific procurement dates or funding amounts were provided in the record.
