Butler County commissioners took a step this fall that Rob McLafferty, county 911 coordinator, called “truly an example of the county investing in public safety.”
“Butler County 911 was the first 911 .
The City of Monroe's dispatch center will no longer be the fastest way to reach fire and EMS personnel in the event of an emergency, the city announced on social media on Thursday.
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Show Transcript THEY HAD TO OPERATE OLD SCHOOL STYLE. 911 DISPATCHERS THEY PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN GETTING POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS TO SCENES OF EMERGENCIES. THEY RELY ON TECHNOLOGY TO COMMUNICATE CRITICAL INFORMATION FROM 911 CALLS, SUCH AS ADDRESSES AND NATURE OF THE CALL IN BUTLER COUNTY, COMMUNICATION WAS DISRUPTED WHEN MALWARE GOT INTO THE COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH, OR CAD, SYSTEM. THE CAD SYSTEM IS WHAT AUTOMATICALLY DOES THE MAPPI AND SHOWS WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE BY COMPUTE SO WE JUST HAD TO DO IT ALL BY HAND. KARIN: SPEAKING TO US BY PHONE, SHERIFF RICHARD JONES SAYS THE 911 PHONE SERVICE SYSTEM NEVER WENT DOW WAS THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC EVER COMPROMISED? NO. THE PUBLIC WAS NEVER COMPROMISED. NEVER SLOWED DOWN ONE BIT. KARIN: TONY HARRI