9.20 GILCHRIST COUNTY

9.20.1 SYSTEM SUMMARY 6/9/2016

Gilchrist County will be a type 1, 9-1-1 system consisting of one PSAP serving Gilchrist County and portions of Levy County. The Primary PSAP will be located in the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office in Trenton. This PSAP will direct dispatch calls for the Sheriff's Department and the Trenton Police Department. There will be no dedicated transfer lines to any of the safety agencies. The calls from the part of Levy County that is served by the Gilchrist County 9-1-1 system will be handled by the Gilchrist County 9-1-1 PSAP and directed to the appropriate agencies. Calls originating in the 935, Branford central office area will be handled by the Suwannee County 9-1-1 system. Calls originating in the 454, Highsprings, and 472, New Berry central office areas will be routed to the ESS Tandem in Gainesville and selectively routed to the Primary PSAP in Trenton.

9.20.2 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

The Gilchrist County 9-1-1 system will be operated by the Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office. The responsible fiscal agent will be the Board of County Commissioners.

9.20.3 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS

Table 9.21-3 shows the required interlocal agreements for the Gilchrist County 9-1-1 system. Typical interlocal agreements are shown the Appendix.

TABLE 9.20-1

GILCHRIST COUNTY 9-1-1 SYSTEM DEFINITION

Gilchrist County Primary PSAP

Location / Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office
Trenton
Number of Answering Positions / 3
Type of Answering Position / Call Taker/Dispatcher
Total Staff / 10
Number of Logging Recorders / 1 – 24 Channel
Number of Instant Playback Recorders / 3
Call Answering Equipment / Airbus Vesta 4
Incoming Trunks / 5
Transfer Lines / 8
TDD / 3

TABLE 9.20-2

GILCHRIST COUNTY CALL HANDLING

AGENCY / METHOD / VEHICLE

Gilchrist County 9-1-1 Primary PSAP

Gilchrist Cnty. Sheriff's Office / Direct Disp. / Radio
Trenton Police Dept / Direct Disp. / Radio
Bell Volunteer Fire Dept / Direct Disp. / Radio
Trenton Volunteer Fire Dept / Direct Disp. / Radio
Fanning Springs Volunteer Fire Dept / Direct Disp. / Radio
Southeast Gilchrist Volunteer Fire Dept / Direct Disp. / Radio
Spring Ridge Volunteer Fire Dept / Direct Disp. / Radio
North Gilchrist Volunteer Fire Dept / Direct Disp. / Radio
Gilchrist County EMS Trenton / Direct Disp. / Radio
Gilchrist County EMS Bell / Direct Disp. / Radio
Florida Div. of Forestry (Chiefland) / Call Relay / Telephone
Florida Highway Patrol (Regional Dispatch) / Call Relay / Telephone
Gilchrist County Emergency Management / Call Relay / Telephone
Levy County Agencies (via Levy County Sheriff’s Office) / Call Relay / Telephone
Alachua County Agencies (via Alachua County Sheriff’s Office) / Call Relay / Telephone
Dixie County Agencies (via Dixie County Sheriff’s Office) / Call Relay / Telephone
Columbia County Agencies (via Columbia County Sheriff’s Office) / Call Relay / Telephone
Suwannee County Agencies (via Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office / Call Relay / Telephone

Suwannee County 9-1-1 System

Any Gilchrist County Agency (via Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office) Call Relay Intercity Radio or Dial-Out Telephone

Call Transfer

TABLE 9.20-3

GILCHRIST COUNTY INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS

FIRST PARTY / SECOND PARTY / SUBJECT
Gilchrist County / Suwannee County / An interlocal agreement is required to define the call handling method and routing of each type of call received from Gilchrist County citizens at the Suwannee County Primary PSAP located in the City of Live Oak.
Levy County / Gilchrist County / An interlocal agreement is required to define the call handling method and routing of each type of call received from Levy County citizens at the Gilchrist County Primary PSAP located in the City of Trenton.

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