Board updated on 911-system consolidation idea by Thomas Saccente | Today at 2:41 a.m. Crystal Lawrence of the Florida-based Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International gives a presentation to the Sebastian County 911 Board during the board's meeting Thursday at the Sebastian County Emergency Operations Center in Fort Smith. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Thomas Saccente) FORT SMITH -- People in Sebastian County are receptive to a potential consolidation of the 911 system that could result in financial savings, according to an organization looking into the idea. Crystal Lawrence of the Florida-based Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International provided the Sebastian County 911 Board with a general overview of what it learned this week as part of a feasibility study that will look at consolidating the county's three call centers. Call centers handle individual emergency service units, including police, fire and ambulance.