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BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Botetourt County’s Department of Fire & EMS along with the Botetourt County Sheriff’s Emergency Communications Center has announced the implementation of the Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS) to better serve the residents and visitors of Botetourt County.

In emergency situations, dispatchers will follow nationally recognized standards and research-based protocols to identify life-threatening situations and to safely prioritize calls for a response…