Sheriff’s Office considers $60,000 improvement to communications system
NORWICH – The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office is exploring upgrades to its communications system used to transfer information between the public safety building to other county government buildings in the Norwich area.
According to Chenango County Sheriff Ernest Cutting, 911 call times are being affected by slow-moving data between the Sheriff’s Office on Upper Ravine Road in Norwich to other government buildings within the City of Norwich.
The Sheriff says upgrades would allow quicker communication between emergency personnel at the sheriff’s office, located in the Town of Norwich, and the county’s fire training center, the backup emergency management center, and the county office building which are all located within the City of Norwich.
“The problem we have is that it’s taking so long for downloads,” Cutting told members of the county’s Safety and Rules Committee on Wednesday. It can take up to 30 minutes to transfer larger files from the Sheriff’s Office to other emergency management personnel in different locations, he added. And in an emergency situation, quick communication is critical
“There’s a real need in the county to upgrade the speed. We’re transferring a tremendous amount of data, and it’s taking us a long time,” Cutting said.
The Sheriff’s Office is currently pondering a switch from its current DSL line to fiber optic cable for data transfers. Talks are being had with the Finger Lakes Technology Group, a private company that has fiber optic lines installed along the Route 12 corridor.
However, in order to tap into Finger Lakes’ fiber optic line, the county must pay for installation of fiber optic lines to connect all four buildings – the public safety building, the fire training center, the backup emergency management center, and the county office building – to Finger Lakes’ existing line along Route 12.
All in all, the upgrade would come at an estimated cost of $60,000.
The Safety and Rules Committee moved Wednesday to have the proposal go before the Board of Supervisors.
Demand for fiber optic cable is nothing new to Chenango County. In 2015, the county helped fund a study to determine the practicality of broadband infrastructure in rural areas where high-speed internet is currently inaccessible. Hopes were to use the study to entice a private-public partnership to fund broadband infrastructure to businesses and homes throughout the county.
To date, only 25 percent of Chenango County has access to high-speed broadband. Cutting said having it available at emergency centers in Norwich could improve communications and, in some cases, reduce 911 response times.
According to Chenango County Sheriff Ernest Cutting, 911 call times are being affected by slow-moving data between the Sheriff’s Office on Upper Ravine Road in Norwich to other government buildings within the City of Norwich.
The Sheriff says upgrades would allow quicker communication between emergency personnel at the sheriff’s office, located in the Town of Norwich, and the county’s fire training center, the backup emergency management center, and the county office building which are all located within the City of Norwich.
“The problem we have is that it’s taking so long for downloads,” Cutting told members of the county’s Safety and Rules Committee on Wednesday. It can take up to 30 minutes to transfer larger files from the Sheriff’s Office to other emergency management personnel in different locations, he added. And in an emergency situation, quick communication is critical
“There’s a real need in the county to upgrade the speed. We’re transferring a tremendous amount of data, and it’s taking us a long time,” Cutting said.
The Sheriff’s Office is currently pondering a switch from its current DSL line to fiber optic cable for data transfers. Talks are being had with the Finger Lakes Technology Group, a private company that has fiber optic lines installed along the Route 12 corridor.
However, in order to tap into Finger Lakes’ fiber optic line, the county must pay for installation of fiber optic lines to connect all four buildings – the public safety building, the fire training center, the backup emergency management center, and the county office building – to Finger Lakes’ existing line along Route 12.
All in all, the upgrade would come at an estimated cost of $60,000.
The Safety and Rules Committee moved Wednesday to have the proposal go before the Board of Supervisors.
Demand for fiber optic cable is nothing new to Chenango County. In 2015, the county helped fund a study to determine the practicality of broadband infrastructure in rural areas where high-speed internet is currently inaccessible. Hopes were to use the study to entice a private-public partnership to fund broadband infrastructure to businesses and homes throughout the county.
To date, only 25 percent of Chenango County has access to high-speed broadband. Cutting said having it available at emergency centers in Norwich could improve communications and, in some cases, reduce 911 response times.
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