Temecula, CA - In January, the Oklahoma Police Communications Division moved the City’s primary public safety answering point from a former bomb shelter to an all new 25,000 square-foot emergency communications center equipped with VESTA M-1 and MagIC from PlantCML. The city has deployed a VESTA M-1 solution for 9-1-1 since 1999.

The spacious new facility is a “smart” building and designed to withstand category F-5 tornadoes as well as straight wind gusts up to 250 mph. The center consolidates police and fire dispatchers and serves as the primary PSAP for a 625 square-mile area.

“We are pleased that Oklahoma City chose a solution from PlantCML for the new Emergency Communications Center,” says Timothy J. Fuller, President of PlantCML. “In today’s highly competitive environment, emergency communications technology is changing at an unprecedented pace. Our mission is to provide technology that performs in today’s environment while preparing emergency communications centers for what may come. Oklahoma City Emergency Communications Center is an great example of our commitment to that mission.”

The new system, implemented by SBC, features 28 answering positions utilizing VESTA. The infrastructure includes a new Meridian 1 PBX with Symposium Call Center Server from Nortel. Call data and telecom data is tracked with PlantCML’s MagIC. The new center cutover into service on January 20, 2006.

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