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A brief history of Kingsport 911:

October 31, 1980

Kingsport began operating what is known as central Dispatch, combining both city fire and police dispatch personnel and public works dispatchers, for a total of eight dispatchers, two per shift.

1988

Kingsport installed 9-1-1 with two tabletop sets; this was a cooperative effort with Sullivan County and Bristol, Tennessee.

1990

Kingsport became its own PSAP or public answering point, as we remain today, Kingsport Central Dispatch/9-1-1 is the answering point for all the residents within the city.  Central dispatch also dispatches medical Calls for the entire lower or western end of Sullivan County.

The Future

Where is 9-1-1 going?  Who knows?  Dispatchers and responders are going to have many new tools.  With the use of newer computer software and hardware, Our future is only limited by our imagination.