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Tooele’s emergency dispatch system hit a major snag when a GPS glitch delayed police from reaching an injured man. It’s a wake-up call that our tech needs a serious upgrade to ensure help arrives when it actually matters.
At a glance
Rising — being discussed more frequently. 1 mention in the last 30 days, 1 the 90 before that.
The city may implement a $100 fee for repeat false alarms to offset the cost of police response.
Residents and businesses who maintain their systems, as police will be more available for real emergencies.
Owners of poorly maintained alarm systems who will face new fines.
The Salt Lake City Fire Department is one of only about 1% of fire departments in the country running a program that embeds social workers directly with first responders to respond to 911 calls.
The police department is spending too much time responding to false alarms. The city is considering charging a fee after a certain number of false alarms to encourage owners to fix their systems.
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