Next week, the County will host a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate the completion of the 911 Call Center. The new call center consists of a 5,000 square foot addition to the existing Emergency Operations Center where emergency management personnel actively evaluate and update strategies related to a variety of emergency situations including but not limited to: how to respond to natural and man-made disasters; how to evacuate the county quickly and efficiently; where to establish emergency shelters during inclement weather; and how to handle dangerous situations such as bomb-threats and disease outbreaks.
The 911 dispatch employees currently work in the dilapidated Sheriff's Administration Building on SR200/A1A in a 2,000 square foot room with no windows and leaky roof. The tiny, outdated room lacks space for employees to complete important paperwork, has no place to hold training, no break room, and no room for growth. 911 Dispatch employees are specially trained to answer and dispatch 9-1-1 calls received in Nassau County, including those related to Fire & Rescue. County Officials saw the need for a modern facility that is both safe and functional and felt that the citizens would be best served if 911 Dispatch and other emergency personnel were located in one facility where they could utilize one unified dispatch system. The County sought bids for construction of the facility and ACON Construction was awarded the bid on July 28, 2014. The project is now complete and 911 Dispatch personnel are ready to move in.
Please join us in celebrating this milestone on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. The 911 Call Center is located at 77150 Citizen's Circle in Yulee, FL.
-Sabrina Robertson
County Manager's Office
The 911 dispatch employees currently work in the dilapidated Sheriff's Administration Building on SR200/A1A in a 2,000 square foot room with no windows and leaky roof. The tiny, outdated room lacks space for employees to complete important paperwork, has no place to hold training, no break room, and no room for growth. 911 Dispatch employees are specially trained to answer and dispatch 9-1-1 calls received in Nassau County, including those related to Fire & Rescue. County Officials saw the need for a modern facility that is both safe and functional and felt that the citizens would be best served if 911 Dispatch and other emergency personnel were located in one facility where they could utilize one unified dispatch system. The County sought bids for construction of the facility and ACON Construction was awarded the bid on July 28, 2014. The project is now complete and 911 Dispatch personnel are ready to move in.
Please join us in celebrating this milestone on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. The 911 Call Center is located at 77150 Citizen's Circle in Yulee, FL.
-Sabrina Robertson
County Manager's Office
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