The Berrien County Board of Commissioners is considering ways it can help local first responders implement new 911 dispatch technology that would enable police and fire departments to see what dispatch is seeing when out on calls.

Commissioners were briefed this year on CAD Mobile, which can show police and fire personnel precise locations, call lists, and pending calls using mobile devices. The system is in use by the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department and the Niles Police Department, but not at the other police and fire agencies around the county.

Sheriff Chuck Heit told commissioners this week local chiefs have received a memorandum of understanding from the county seeking to expand CAD Mobile, but they want to know how much they’ll have to pay.

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