Trumbull Co.: Dispatch 911 service becomes issue

The Warren Tribune Chronicle is reporting that 911 service is getting so bad in Trumbull County that the Weathersfield police and fire chiefs looking to drop the county call center and possibly move to another dispatch service.

From the story:

"I tried to call, over the radio, five times and was never able to get through,'' said police Chief Joseph Consiglio at a township caucus Feb. 3. "This is a safety issue. If anything would ever happen to one of my officers, I would be up there standing on someone's shoulders. ... I would get out of 911 tomorrow, if I could.''

Fire Chief Randy Pugh said he also has had problems with the county dispatch system. There is often a three-minute delay, he said, from the time when police are dispatched to a call and when fire crews are dispatched to the same call.

Due to budget crunches in Trumbull County, commissioners are asking 911 director Timothy Gladis to make due with about $600,000 less than last year's allocations. That would make it impossible to keep the county 911 center, which Weathersfield uses to dispatch police and fire calls, in operation. Gladis has said closing the 911 center would be the best choice at that point.

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