Who We Are
Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications, Inc.
(QV), is a non-profit corporation that was founded in 1974, to establish
and administer an improved emergency notification and dispatch system in
Northeastern Connecticut. We receive
911 emergency calls, dispatch the appropriate agency (fire
or ambulance organization), transfer calls to State and local
police departments, and provide continuous radio communications
throughout our 17 town area.
The QV
dispatch area: 519 square
miles , over 100,000 permanent residents and contains 34
fire departments, 14 ambulance agencies, 2 municipal police
departments and 2 State Police agencies.
In large measure, our responsibility is the management of communication. Our
office at the State Police Troop ‘D’ Barracks includes sophisticated radio
communications equipment which links us to local, regional and State-wide fire
networks and hospital emergency rooms and even to the National Defense Warning
System.
Funding
In 1997, the State of Connecticut introduced
an E-911 surcharge onto each phone bill. This money is used
to fund 911 answering points such as QV. We also
receive funding from the municipalities that we serve. We have been able
to operate with minimal increases in funding from our towns. We continue
to be the most cost efficient dispatch center in the state.
Dispatchers
Board of Directors
Dispatch Equipment
Radios
Coverage Area
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