Any further pro and con insights here? See also distinctions between fire and medical calls below. ===================== Ocean cops to go solo with 911 Excerpts from today's AP Press >>> http://tinyurl.com/5v4gmd November 25, 2008
The police department is putting the finishing touches on a million-dollar communication center that will, for the first time since 911 arrived in Monmouth County 15 years ago, allow the town to take its own 911 calls. Currently, 911 calls originating in Ocean Township — and in Loch Arbour, which pays for Ocean's police services — go to the Monmouth County radio room in Freehold Township. The radio room then sends police-related calls back to Ocean, so police dispatchers can send officers to the scene of the emergency. As of Jan. 5, though, 911 calls originating in Ocean and Loch Arbour will go directly to the dispatchers sitting in the Ocean Police Department's new communication center. The county Sheriff's Office expressed disappointment with the change. Piacentino, the self-described "heart patient," expressed enthusiasm. With Ocean now going the way of Belmar, Scott said she hoped other police departments would not follow. A countywide system saves money for towns and allows them to work together in case of a disaster, she said. "The county 911 system is the ultimate shared service," Scott said. "We would like to offer that service to all municipalities in Monmouth County." The county is building a facility that will be able to handle call-taking and dispatching for every police department in the county, including Ocean's, by 2011, she said. Still, she said she understood why Ocean decided not to wait. Additional Facts (These appear online only if you click for the print versions. Why's that?) BEHIND THE NEWS Currently the two fire districts in Ocean Township pay the county some $20,000 per year to take and dispatch 911 calls related to fire and medical services. Now that the Police Department plans to handle its own 911 call-taking and dispatching as of Jan. 5, it has offered to provide those services to the fire districts, free of charge. Both districts declined the offer. Most major fires occur at night, and the Police Department plans to keep only one dispatcher on duty overnight, explained Brian Conover, president of the Board of Fire Commissioners District 2. So when the Police Department begins taking its own 911 calls, it will send the county 911 calls related to fire and medical services, Police Chief Antonio V. Amodio said. **************One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com today!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol?redir=http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp %26icid=aolcom40vanity%26ncid=emlcntaolcom00000001) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
