Jefferson County first responders may be getting improvements to their communications systems over the next few months.
Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator Doug Dodge told The Monitor that he has two projects in the works that are designed to improve dispatching and address overall communications issues first responders in the county have faced.
The first project would improve the ability to dispatch and communicate with multiple responding agencies during emergencies. Currently, law enforcement, ambulance and fire services in the county are paged to incidents from a single, central dispatch center in Boulder. The new system would be able to place dispatchers at any location, using the Starlink satellite system to send out calls. Once responders arrive to an emergency location, the new system is designed to simplify on-site communications between emergency workers using a “simulcast radio” system.
