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      <title>Guilford Metro 9-1-1 publishes 2025 data</title>
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      <description>Guilford Metro 9-1-1 has published a 16-page annual report. Among the findings are response rates, call volumes and current staffing strength.</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3b9ce16/2147483647/strip/false/crop/940x627+0+0/resize/792x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F79%2F29%2F5918fbf344a2a6bba41147390188%2Fkim-burkley-2.jpg" alt="Guilford Metro 9-1-1 dispatcher"><figcaption> Guilford Metro 9-1-1 dispatcher Kim Burkley.<span>(Kimberly Williams /  Guilford Metro 9-1-1)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The<b> </b>Guilford Metro 9-1-1 data for 2025 is in. Last year, the center fielded more than 600,000 emergency and non-emergency calls. Staff there provide dispatch services for dozens of medical, fire and law enforcement agencies throughout the county. </p><p>According to the report, dispatchers answered 99.9% of 911 calls within 10 seconds. Deputy Director of Operations Christine Moore says she’s proud of how her team is doing the work and the end result.</p><p>"Our telecommunicators had a hand in saving 53 lives," says Moore. "That's incredible. We have on one of our walls our tree of life, where every leaf represents a life saved, and every butterfly is a baby born. Playing a role in that is what I'm most proud of."&nbsp;</p><p>Moore says she sees room for improvement at the agency in the area of technology. After using the same computer-aided dispatch (or CAD) system for 30 years, they will be transitioning to a new, more dynamic CAD system beginning in February. She says it will streamline the dispatch processes, ensuring that responders get to emergencies more quickly. </p><p>Moore says the department currently has ten vacancies, with the next rookie academy slated to begin in June.&nbsp;<br></p>]]></content:encoded>
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