Alexandria, Va. – Residents in Hinesville, Ga., now have the added strength of the APCO Institute’s Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) behind their 9-1-1 call center because the Liberty County Public Safety Communications Center recently implemented the program.

The APCO Institute EMD Program, based on EMD guide cards and software, is a systematic way to manage emergency medical service (EMS) resources in an organized and effective manner and to provide medical assistance to callers, when needed, until medically trained field response units arrive at the scene.

The Liberty County Public Safety Communications Center has 26 total staff including four supervisors and 18 officers that receive a call volume of approximately 107,000 CAD incidents and 51,000 9-1-1 calls annually.

“The APCO Institute welcomes the Liberty County Public Safety Communications Center as an EMD User Agency and looks forward to working with their staff to provide EMD services to their area,” said APCO Institute Director Julie Troutman.