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DEPARTMENT of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Commissioner Dennis Mendiola said there is a need to “centralize” 911 emergency calls.
“We are communicating with the Department of Public Safety, CNMI Homeland Security, the governor’s office, and the Legislature to try to centralize 911 calls so that we could eliminate call forwarding and issues regarding delayed response,” he added.
Mendiola said legislation has to be introduced and passed to centralize 911 calls. “A lot of legislators are working on the details of that measure which will require additional funding from the community,” he added…
