Putnam County 911 board members approved a budget Thursday for a new next generation interface system for 911 dispatchers.
The Next Generation 911 system, or NG911, is a nationwide, standards-based, digital emergency communications infrastructure that allows voice and multimedia communications between a 9-1-1 caller and a 911 center, and then to the first-responders in the field, according to 911.gov.
“This is just the interface that dispatchers use to manage the 911 calls as they come in,” said Brandon Smith, assistant Putnam County 911 director.
