General Information

Facility

On December 22, 1999, KITTCOM moved from its old 700 square foot space in the Ellensburg Public Safety Building to a new 4,500 square foot facility near Bowers Field.

Communications Center Photographs

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Equipment

	CAD - Spillman Technologies
	E9-1-1 Telephone System - Positron
	Radio Consoles - Zetron
	Logging Recorder - Eventide
	Console Furniture - XYBIX
	Radio System - As of early 2007, five simulcast radio sites are in operation; two in the upper county, one in Ellensburg, one that covers the Vantage and Columbia River area and one that covers I-82 and the SR821 canyon corridor.

Staff

	Director
	4 Supervisors
	10 Emergency Services Dispatchers (Minimum shift staffing level is 2 ESDs)
	Communications Engineer
	Spillman Applications Administrator
	AIX UNIX Specialist
	Communications Technician (part-time)
	MSAG Coordinator (part-time)

Training

Based on APCO Communications Training Officer (CTO) program guidelines, generally 6-10 months of self-study and OJT. Minimum training for a non-lateral entry is 480 hours with a maximum of 600 hours. The center uses the Medical Priority Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) program.