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Show '' ... . zq- tri ; '1 h . : -I u r ! H i 1 k .t V ; t i U If 1 U' i i ; ' U ' CRATED SIGN is ready to be located in front of New City dispatch operational by 12th hour Friday After Friday 12 midnight the number to call for Vernal City Police or the Uintah County Fire Department is no longer 789-3111 but 7894222 for the city's new 24-hour dispatch. The new dispatch will handle 24-hour walk-in complaints and will dispatch Uintah County Fire Department with pagers, eliminating the siren on the Utah Gas building, 85 North Vernal Avenue. Five communication officers have been hired and trained to staff the dispatch system. A new dispatch console will be operational Sept. 15 and communication through the city's computer to the National Criminal Identification Center, State Driver License Division and criminal records will also be on line Sept. 15. The new service will also provide an emergency 24-hour call line for waterline breaks or other emergencies involving the city's public works department. As part of the service a light sign is being installed outside the police station at 500 East Main to provide easy access. city hall to tell people of the police's new 24-hour walk-in service. |