This coastal town has gone old school with a modern twist — installing an emergency call box powered by satellite, battery, and solar power across the street from Black Rock Beach in Wadleigh Park, an area infamous locally for its lack of cell service.
At 6 a.m. this morning, the Ohio Telecommunicators Emergency Response Taskforce (Ohio TERT) departed Columbus for Lee County, Fort Myers, Florida to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
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Organizations and agencies in our area are continuing to send crews down to Florida for Hurricane Ian relief efforts.
A group of Hamilton County 911 telecommunicators are heading down there.
The six telecommunicators from Hamilton County will be joined by 16 others from across the state. They will be deploying to Naples, Florida to assist with staffing at the 911 centers.
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Following the destruction of Hurricane Ian, many telephone lines are down throughout Charlotte County.
In order to meet the needs of our residents, the Communications Center has begun utilizing cell phones to take emergency calls.
