SO Substation

[Creeklover]

A centeralized dispatch is great but should not be run by the "SO" IMO. We had this when Mikes buddy was in the office of sheriff and it did not work then. They would dispatch the SO to a fire to make sure it was on fire before dispatching the FD and this happened very often. The same was true for other things.. I do not think the SO takeing over the Emergancy Responce in Walton County is very wise this makes one person with to much power.. There is a proposal for the next BCC meeting for this. I do not think the BCC should give up Emergancy Responce or the County Jail. What if mike does not get voted back in office and the new sheriff does not wont the Emergancy Responce or CJ and dumps it back on the BCC then more money will be spent to move these again..

 

[wrobert]

A centeralized dispatch is great but should not be run by the "SO" IMO. We had this when Mikes buddy was in the office of sheriff and it did not work then. They would dispatch the SO to a fire to make sure it was on fire before dispatching the FD and this happened very often. The same was true for other things.. I do not think the SO takeing over the Emergancy Responce in Walton County is very wise this makes one person with to much power.. There is a proposal for the next BCC meeting for this. I do not think the BCC should give up Emergancy Responce or the County Jail. What if mike does not get voted back in office and the new sheriff does not wont the Emergancy Responce or CJ and dumps it back on the BCC then more money will be spent to move these again..

I guess there is no way to learn from the mistakes of the past and make the needed corrections to operate the place as many throughout the State of Florida do?

 

[idlewind]

I guess there is no way to learn from the mistakes of the past and make the needed corrections to operate the place as many throughout the State of Florida do?

I see the need for consolidated Dispatching but I am not so sure giving Emergency Management back to the Sheriff is such a great idea. If the Sheriff and the BCC Chairman don't get along, real problems could be the result. While this probably is not a problem short-term, no one knows what will happen in the future.

 

[Creeklover]

Dispatch in one location is a great idea and i have allways belived that but it should not be run by one agency and should be it's own department that had a advisory board of the departments that use it to recommend changes. I think having a independent dispatch center will take our the problems of the past.

 

[Andy A]

I see the need for consolidated Dispatching but I am not so sure giving Emergency Management back to the Sheriff is such a great idea. If the Sheriff and the BCC Chairman don't get along, real problems could be the result. While this probably is not a problem short-term, no one knows what will happen in the future.

You're making the assumption that emergency dispatch is political. It is not. It is up to everyone concerned to understand that it is beyond the political realm and those who are involved in delivering emergency and trauma care should make sure those supplying 911 dispatch and those paying for it understand this. If it is or has been political, someone should be removed from responsibility for its function. It can be located in any emergency entity, but it must be independent of oversight that is political to be effective.

 

[Bob Wells]

Andy
Dispatch has been in the past political. When SWFD created their own dispatch it was politicized then also, with the Sheriff and the County having issues that they felt needed to be addressed. As for having independent oversight, if the politicians or their minions are involved in selecting the oversight, I think that it is political.

 

[Andy A]

FF 2 what I was referring to is the fact that it should NOT be allowed to be politized. There are methods and ways to do this, including but not limited to a voluntary board of directors for all EMS services. The way it is now, time is being wasted during the "golden hour".

 

[idlewind]

You're making the assumption that emergency dispatch is political. It is not. It is up to everyone concerned to understand that it is beyond the political realm and those who are involved in delivering emergency and trauma care should make sure those supplying 911 dispatch and those paying for it understand this. If it is or has been political, someone should be removed from responsibility for its function. It can be located in any emergency entity, but it must be independent of oversight that is political to be effective.

Andy, EVERYTHING is politics. As long as people operate government, politics will be involved.