Merger of Fire Dept. Communications OKd
An agreement calling for communications of seven fire departments to be handled at a state-of-the-art dispatch center in Anaheim was approved this week by the City Council.
The merger is expected to produce a combined annual savings of $882,000 for the cities and lead to significantly faster response times for firefighters and paramedics.
“Certainly, it’s a great example of cooperative work among a variety of fire agencies,” said Mayor Tom Daly, who was joined by council members Lou Lopez, Frank Feldhaus and Bob Zemel in voting for the pact. Councilman Tom Tait was absent from the meeting.
Under the plan, the North Net Fire Communications Center on the third floor of Anaheim’s City Hall West would be renamed the MetroCities Fire Authority Communications Center.
Operations would be managed by the seven cities under a joint powers agreement.
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