Town of New Fairfield Upgrades 911 System

On Tuesday, October 17th, the Town of New Fairfield upgraded its 911 system. This is part of a statewide project that enhances the equipment of all public safety answering points across the state.

Some of the highlights of the new system are better inter-operability between towns when transferring calls, a much better mapping system, enhanced GPS tracking, better contingency and automatic reroute in the unlikely event that the Town system goes down.

All of the Town’s dispatchers have received formal training on the new system. The cost of the training is reimbursable by the state. The cost of the upgrade to the Town was minimal with the State picking up the bulk of cost.

*Image courtesy of Town of New Fairfield Facebook Page.

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Submitted by New Fairfield, CT

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