![]() ![]() The Emergency Communications Center (ECC) is the county's central command post to manage and coordinate major events and emergency responses. The citizens of Delaware County are provided quick access to emergency services by a team of 38 personnel. Communications personnel also dispatch Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services for the city of Muncie and rural areas of Delaware County. “We are excited to announce that the build out of a state-of-the-art, comprehensive emergency communications radio network has begun.”Ĭouncil commends the Department of Emergency Services, under the leadership of Director Tim Boyce, and project consultants ACD Telecom and JVC Kenwood for their diligence in improving service and reliability for First Responders across the county.About the Delaware County Emergency Communications Centerĭelaware County Emergency Communications Center, also known as, Delaware County E911, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is responsible for answering all 911 and non-emergency calls for the citizens of Delaware County, Indiana. “Delaware County Council is keeping the promise they made to our First Responders,” said the County’s Department of Emergency Services Director Tim Boyce. Issuing fire departments and EMS agencies with a portable radio to serve their front-line first responders Issuing every police officer in Delaware County with a portable radio that is interoperable across the county Upgrading to a 700 MHz radio spectrum to obtain new frequencies and reduce the tropospheric interference “ducting” currently on the 500 MHz radios Every second counts and there isn’t room for error or lapses in time.” “We need to ensure that First Responders across the county have the tools and resources they need to effectively and safely respond to emergency situations. “This major investment in our First Responders and public safety is vital and it is long overdue,” said Delaware County Council Vice Chair Elaine Paul Schaefer. The project includes higher frequency radios, expanded coverage area, and will increase reliability and coordination among First Responders. The radio system upgrade utilizes the latest technology available. The County was able to build upon existing towers in the County, allowing for a more sustainable project. Microwave paths have been created, transmission radius areas were studied, an infrastructure construction plan was launched, and the construction upgrade of 21 radio towers will now begin. The design phase of the project has been completed and the next phase has begun. The nearly $40M investment is the first major radio upgrade in the county since the 1970s and an integral piece of Council’s commitment to ensuring that First Responders across the county have the tools and the resources, they need to communicate with each other in real-time in order to effectively respond to crises and deploy critically needed emergency services to protect the community. ![]() Today marks the next phase of Delaware County’s implementation of a new emergency communications system. Released: OctoDelaware County Breaks Ground on Upgraded Public Safety Radio Systemĭelaware County Council joined the Director of the County’s Department of Emergency Services Tim Boyce, President and Chief Executive Officer of JVC Kenwood Dwayne Anderson, and dozens of members of law enforcement, fire departments, and EMS on October 5 for a groundbreaking ceremony to announce a major public safety radio system upgrade. ![]()
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