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  • Recognizing 9-1-1 Emergency Day

    Jennifer Fuller - GPD, For the Courier|Sep 13, 2017

    Thirty years ago, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed that September 11th would be known as 9-1-1 Emergency Day, in recognition of first responders and the tireless dispatch staff that ensures our citizens have access to quickly summon emergency services. It is important for all of our citizens to understand the role that the 9-1-1 system and the dispatch program has in emergency response situations. It was 1968, when 9-1-1 was designated the universal emergency telephone number in North America. The goal for the program has always been to...