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Commissioners discuss emergency service issues

By John Nixon

05/22/2023

(KLZA)--Richardson County Commissioners met with Emergency Management Director Brian Kirkdendall during last weeks meeting to review systems of “Page My Cell” and “Im Responding” that could be used by the rural fire departments in Richardson County.

Currently the rural fire departments are using “Page My Cell” and will be given an opportunity to use the “Im Responding” system on a two-month trial basis.

It was reported that Southeast Nebraska Communications 911 will be able to receive all 911 calls for dispatch outside the boundaries of Falls City on June 1.

Also discussed was a storm that passed through northwest Richardson County recently and concerns that there are no outdoor warning sirens available at Kirkman's Cove and the Quad County Golf Course area northwest of Humboldt.

Kirkendall said his department has applied for grant funding several times to place a siren in the area, but have not been approved. Commissioner Rick Karas said he would contact the Nemaha Natural Resources District to see if the two entities could work together in an effort to secure grant funding for a siren in that area.

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