DUKES COUNTY – Due to high, damaging winds and adverse weather conditions, the Dukes County Regional Emergency Communication Center lost power in the early morning hours of Thursday, October 17th. Lights may have gone dark in the center, but dispatchers never lost the ability to communicate with the public, Police, Fire and EMS. With support from Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office and through the use of the Martha’s Vineyard Law Enforcement Council Mobile Command Unit, the Emergency 911 line for Dukes County stayed up throughout the night, fielding reports of live wires, downed trees, pole fires, flooding and more.
“We lost power, but we never lost communication.” Sheriff Ogden stated. When power went….
