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April 18, 2021 9:30 PM Melissa Luck
SPOKANE, Wash – As gusty winds blow through the Inland Northwest Sunday night, emergency managers want people to save 911 calls for true emergencies.
High winds hit the Inland Northwest just after sunset and have knocked out power to thousands of people.
Spokane Regional Emergency Communications sent a tweet Sunday night, asking that people report power outages to their power company, not 911.
There are reports of outages across the region. If you lose power don’t call 911. Make sure phone lines remain open in case of an emergency. @911Srec#WeAre911#WeAreCrimeCheck#AlwaysHereForYoupic.twitter.com/D23OVr0XV6
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A bill that would force Spokane County to negotiate with the city of Spokane on how emergency communications are funded has now passed both chambers of the Washington legislature.
The bill follows a longstanding conflict between Spokane County and the City of Spokane over which government oversees the region’s 9-1-1 dispatch response.
That system is funded through a 2017 sales tax which created an entity called the Spokane Regional Emergency Communications. That group was meant to consolidate all 9-1-1 dispatchers under one agency.
When it was passed the county was just under the 500,000-population threshold needed to meet the requirement of negotiating with cities in its jurisdiction on how that money should be spent. The bill, which is sponsored by Spokane Democrat Marcus Riccelli, would require counties that now meet that threshold to negotiate with cities with a population of under 50,000
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