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GRAND FORKS — The State Emergency Communications Center will take on 911 dispatch services for three additional counties, easing staffing and financial burdens for rural communities.
North Dakota Century Code requires the SECC to provide dispatch services to all counties with fewer than 25,000 people, because they often can’t afford services on their own, according to SECC Division Director Darin Anderson. The counties that most recently voted to transfer services are Eddy, Nelson and Sioux.
“We’re hoping for a smooth transfer,” she said. “It’s probably going to be about a seven-month process to get everything set in place to make the switch, but we should have absolutely zero disruption in any services while we are transferring over. The public probably won’t even know it’s happened.”
