ETSB director outlines STARCOM conversion, ProPhoenix integration and telecommunicator training
Director Matt Swanson reported a February 2 second-touch radio programming session, a planned STARCOM conversion for fire/EMS in late 2026 or early 2027, work with ProPhoenix on CAD integration and consolidated incident codes, and ProPhoenix training for telecommunicators starting in March.
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At its Jan. 27 meeting the Henry County ETSB heard a detailed operational update from 911 Director Matt Swanson about radio and dispatch-system improvements. Swanson said second‑touch radio programming will occur at the OEM on Feb. 2 and that the county plans a conversion of fire and EMS communications to STARCOM in late 2026 or early 2027. He said staff continue to work on priority channel issues in Geneseo and Kewanee and on combining multiple incident response codes into a single set that will include MABAS Box Cards.
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