(KELO) — South Dakota state government is launching a campaign to recruit telecommunicators to take phone calls and dispatch emergency services at 911 centers. The Sioux Falls-based marketing firm Epicosity has signed a three-year no-bid contract for $44,500 with the state Department of Public Safety and the South Dakota 911 Coordination Board. South Dakota has 32 county, municipal and tribal public-service answering points. The link will connect to contact information for public-service answering points throughout South Dakota, according to state 911 coordinator Maria King. King told board members during the teleconference that the department is working with South Dakota Broadcasters Association on a radio-ad buy as part of the telecommunicators campaign.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 09, 2022 20:15 UTC