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Police Department to double dispatching staff, handle Statesboro Fire Dept. traffic
Bulloch County 911 will continue issuing emergency first callouts to both agencies; Barnard also supports move
Statesboro Police communications officers Lashawn Adams, front, Charita Foy, left, and Anna Kate Shafer man their stations during their shift on Wednesday, Dec. 8.
Statesboro Police communications officers Lashawn Adams, front, Charita Foy, left, and Anna Kate Shafer man their stations during their shift on Wednesday, Dec. 8.
With authorization from City Council, the Statesboro Fire Department and Statesboro Police Department are moving forward with a plan to merge the dispatching of fire calls – after the initial callout by 911 – into the existing SPD dispatching center at police headquarters.
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