MASON COUNTY (WA) - PLANNING A 911 SYSTEM AND COUNTYWIDE GEOCODING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND DISPATCH SYSTEMS - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 41916
• Author(s): C R CONNERY
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 49 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-002-76
• Corporate Author: Public Admin Service
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS FEASIBILITY AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY, DATED APRIL, 1977 WAS PERFORMED FOR THE MASON COUNTY (WA) POLICE DEPARTMENT WHOSE 26 SWORN PERSONNEL SERVE A 26,000 (YEAR AROUND) TO 100,000 (SUMMER) MEMBER POPULATION ON 964 SQUARE MILES.

Abstract

BECAUSE OF THE EXISTENCE OF SEVERAL EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS, DISPATCH POINTS, AND THE GREAT INFLUX OF A VISITOR POPULATION, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION FROM CITIZENS AND THE ABILITY TO LOCATE THE SITE OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WAS POOR. THE CONSULTANT PROVIDED ADVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING A STANDARD DIALING NUMBER, '911.'...TWH