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Show Use County 911 Number Business was slow for dispatchers of Utah County's 911 line Thursday as the emergency line officially went into operation. Only one call had been received by 1 p.m. - an auto accident in the Payson area, according to Anita Anderson, dispatcher. "We want to encourage people to use the line when they need help," said Alan Fuch, Orem City Communications Com-munications Director. "If their call isn't an emergency, we will give them the correct number to dial," he continued, "but the important thing is for them to use it." The new emergency system has been installed in the Orem City Center, although it is operated by Utah County. The reason is Orem had already had the 911 line in operation since 1974 in their city. The new county-wide system is connected into this already established system. "When people dial the nine-one-one number," Mr. Fuch said, "we immediately im-mediately patch then in lo the agency they need. In this way, no lime is lost in looking up numbers." |