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No money for *911*
Paul Poling, representing the Rappahannock County Fire and Rescue Association, defended its request for an increase of $10,000 over the $59,000 appropriation funded last year as necessary for the installation of an “enhanced 911” emergency telephone system. The installation cost of that system accounts for $6,000 of the increase, he said.
The basic 911 system would not work, he said, because that system cannot distinguish between the users of exchanges who live in Rappahannock County and those on the same exchange who live right across the line in Culpeper or Warren counties. Right now, he said, those residents who dial “911” in an emergency go to those counties, and the call has to be relayed to Rappahannock’s dispatch center, delaying the response to a call.
“I can’t imagine an emergency 911 call being missed,” Mr. Lane replied.
“It happens,” Mr. Poling said. The Amissville department has a first-due area in Culpeper County, he said, and the dispatchers in Culpeper have sent out their units by mistake.
He added that the General Assembly has legislated a surcharge to telephone customers which could be used to reimburse the county for the expense of installing the system. The figures are being compiled by Centel and C & P telephone companies.
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