DOWNIEVILLE — When someone calls 911 in Sierra County, the call usually lands at the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office in Downieville, where dispatchers determine the location, identify the emergency, and send the appropriate response. During a tour and interview this week, Sheriff Mike Fisher and dispatcher Emma Whitley showed how the office’s dispatch center brings together call-taking, radio traffic, mapping, security monitoring, and emergency c…
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