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With authorization from City Council, the Statesboro Fire Department and Statesboro Police Department are moving forward with a plan to merge the dispatching of fire calls – after the initial callout by 911 – into the existing SPD dispatching center at police headquarters.
In the process, the SPD dispatching center will be expanded with additional equipment and software and will hire eight additional dispatchers, doubling the number currently employed by the Police Department. Right now, all of the Statesboro Fire Department’s dispatching, including follow-up calls for continuing emergencies such as structure fires and rescues of entrapped drivers, is handled by the Bulloch County 911 Center, which also serves Candler and Evans counties under contract…
