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FORT SMITH — A study examining the feasibility of consolidating the 911 system in Sebastian County is moving forward again.
The Sebastian County 911 Board was briefed Tuesday by Crystal Lawrence of the Florida-based Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International on the study that will look at consolidating the county’s three call centers.
“I don’t think it’s a question of is it feasible,” Lawrence said. “I think it’s more of a question of how we get there and what model we’re going to recommend.”
Call centers handle individual emergency service units, including police, fire and ambulance. County Administrator Jeff Turner said they are also called emergency communications centers…
