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Show i")'iW. . I V. x - Tom Shellenberger City promises scrutiny of Coalville 91 1 system medical calls will be handled by the county's dispatcher in Coalville, Shellenberger said. Until now, the Coalville dispatchers have transferred transfer-red local emergency medical calls to the Park City dispatch. As soon as the 911 system is operational, the Park City-based EMTs will record anything that isn't handled properly by the Coalville dispatch, Shellenberger said. He added, however, that if the county dispatchers "get good" it will help the whole county. In order for that to happen, Shellenberger said Coalville dispatchers dis-patchers will have to spend time familiarizing themselves with Park City. In the past, police and emergency personnel have complained com-plained that Coalville dispatchers are not familiar with streets and developments in the western end of the county. Eley has gone on record as saying Coalville dispatchers will be familiarized familiar-ized with Park City. He believes that the matter boils down to cooperation between the county dispatch and city dispatch. The 911 system as proposed would have two lines from the Park City area going to the Sheriff's dispatch. Two other 911 lines will serve the Coalville area and two more will give Kamas Valley residents access to Coalville dispatch center. ; by Christopher Smart A 911 emergency phone system based in Coalville will come under the close scrutiny of the Park City government and the local EMT association, according to officials. After losing a battle to have a 911 system for 645- and 649- telephone exchanges based in Park City, local officials said in a Jan. 31 cityicouncil workshop that they would monitor the efficiency of the Coalville dispatch to see if it was meeting the standards required of a 911 system. Among those present at the meeting were Park City Police Chief Frank Bell and city councilman Tom Shellenberger, who also represents the Park City EMT Association. According to Bell, if the Coalville dispatch, which operates out of Summit County Sheriff Fred Eley's office, isn't performing to standard, Park City could request the system be relinquished. Shellenberger told the council he felt the Park City Police Department's Depart-ment's dispatchers had more training train-ing than the county's dispatchers. The proposed 911 system, which should be on-line by May, is a "step backwards" for the local ambulance service, Shellenberger said. The system will route emergency"1 police calls to Coalville and then back to the Park City dispatch. Emergency |