The Ripley County Communications Center would like to thank
both the Rising Sun Regional Foundation and the Ripley
County Community Foundation for their support with our
recent project!
In December 2020 we installed a new radio console system
with help from the funding opportunity offered through the
CAREs Act. After it was put into operation, we discovered
the need to purchase headsets with noise-cancelling
microphones because of some audio quality issues with the
desk microphones supplied with the system.
Our goal was to purchase three headset jacks and twelve
headsets, one for each dispatcher.
In March of 2021, the Rising Sun Regional Foundation
granted us $4,893.00 for the purchase of three headset jack
boxes and six headsets.
Later in July 2021, we were awarded a $500 Small Projects
Grant form the Ripley County Community Foundation that
allowed us to purchase the additional six headsets we needed
to meet our goal.
We are very grateful to these foundations. Without their
support, this project may not have been possible.
Here are some things
you can do to be prepared if something happens
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Teach your
children how to call 911.
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Emergency numbers
should be near each telephone in the house, and keep a
list in your car.
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Make sure your
home has working smoke alarms.
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Make sure you have
a fire escape plan.
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Take a first-aid
class to learn CPR so you'll be prepared to help someone
in an emergency.
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Keep a first-aid
kit in the house and car and know how to use it.
Thinking of
Discontinuing your Traditional Phone Service? Many
people are making the decision to disconnect their home
phone and move their home telephone to their cell phone. If
you decide to use only a cell phone, keep these important
tips in mind:
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A
typical home or work phone gives 911
operators an exact location. Cell
phones with location technology only provide
an approximate location.
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Many
911 centers across the national are NOT
equipped to receive location information.
If you are in an area that has implemented
location technology and you have an outdated
phone, your location information may not be
received by the operator.
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