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Published Sunday, March 01, 2009

In today's economic climate, government officials are grappling with ways to save money. One way is to consolidate the dispatch and call-taking functions of multiple first-responder agencies within one brick-and-mortar facility. However, to do it right takes planning and the ability to make tough staffing decisions, said Steve Wisely, interim director of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials communications center and 911 services division. Fewer tax dollars are expected to be collected in 2009 and the coming years, so municipalities are warming up to public-safety answering point (PSAP) consolidation to save money and improve efficiencies, Wisely said. However, ...

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