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IONIA, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan is in line to receive close to $4 million in funding to bring the next generation 911 to communities.
Across the country, $109 million in federal dollars will be split among 34 states and two tribal nations.
Many West Michigan 911 dispatch centers are already ahead of the game when it comes to the future of getting you the help you need in a hurry.
You’re driving through Ionia County on I-96 and you have emergency, but you’re not sure where you are. You pull off the road and use your cellphone to call 911. There’s a good chance the county dispatchers will know exactly where to find you. Using Smart911 technology, they can pinpoint you cellphone not by pinging off towers, but rather by GPS.
“Through our Smart911, they partnered with a company called Rapid SOS. The Rapid SOS system actually zeroes in on the GPS coordinates that the phone’s providing,” explained Jim Valentine, Ionia County’s 911 director.
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