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County accepts sheriffs office donation for EMS records/dispatch system
Summary
The board agreed to accept donated equipment/software from the sheriffs office to support EMS records and dispatch awareness (DIS system); staff said the system would give field units better visibility of dispatch entries.
The board considered and accepted a donation from the sheriff's office related to the countys EMS records and dispatch system (DIS). Staff described the utility of the DIS system in county trucks, explaining that dispatch entry into the system would provide crews with enhanced situational awareness in the field.
"So when dispatch enters anything that needs to be your bottom up... So we're able to have heads up on much everything going on," a staff member said describing how the system would alert units and provide better visibility. The board accepted the donation by motion and voice vote as part of the consent agenda.
