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FORT SMITH — People in Sebastian County are receptive to a potential consolidation of the 911 system there 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.
County Judge David Hudson said after a 911 Board meeting on Tuesday that the objective of the study is to allow the county to have the most effective and efficient response possible for emergency services…
