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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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The images below of the comm center and the training room are 250K to 300K files and are best viewed with a high speed connection.

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Equipment

bulletCAD - Spillman Technologies
bulletE9-1-1 Telephone System - Positron
bulletRadio Consoles - Zetron
bulletLogging Recorder - Eventide
bulletConsole Furniture - XYBIX
bulletRadio 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

bulletDirector
bullet4 Supervisors
bullet10 Emergency Services Dispatchers (Minimum shift staffing level is 2 ESDs)
bulletCommunications Engineer
bulletSpillman Applications Administrator
bulletAIX UNIX Specialist
bulletCommunications Technician (part-time)
bulletMSAG 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.

Agencies Served

Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, Central Washington University Police, Ellensburg Police, Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue, Kittitas County Hospital District 2, Cle Elum Police and Fire, Kittitas Police and Fire, Roslyn Fire, South Cle Elum Fire and Fire Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8.


Latest News

Interested in a tour? For information, please call 925-8530 during business hours.

 

Board Meetings
KITTCOM Administrative Board Meetings are usually held the second Thursday of each month at 2:00 p.m.

 

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