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==Government and infrastructure== ===Audrain County E-911 Joint Communications=== Audrain County Joint Communications is the primary [[public safety answering point]] (PSAP) for Audrain County, and is responsible for handling incoming and outgoing communication from the public for assistance from law enforcement, fire, and medical personnel throughout Audrain County. Joint Communications is specifically responsible for receiving incoming [[9-1-1]] emergency telephone calls, and dispatching the appropriate personnel; receiving other non-emergency telephone calls and dispatching, routing, or messaging those calls to the correct personnel; entering information into, and inquiring information from the Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES) and the [[National Crime Information Center]] (NCIC) crime databases; maintaining a detailed computerized log of requests received and dispatched; and keeping current on city and county geography, so that members may assist responding personnel in locating addresses. Joint Communications is located at 1854 East Liberty Street in [[Vandiver, Missouri|Vandiver Village]], and serves a coverage area of {{convert|697|sqmi|km2|sigfig=2}} with a population of nearly 26,000 people.<ref>[http://www.audraincounty.org/about/index.html About Audrain County] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231131058/http://www.audraincounty.org/about/index.html |date=December 31, 2008 }}, February 28, 2009.</ref> Staff includes 7 full-time [[Dispatcher]]s, 2 part-time [[Dispatcher]]s, 3 full-time Shift Supervisors, the Assistant 911 Director, and the 911 Director. There is a minimum of two [[Dispatcher]]s on duty at all times to answer incoming and outgoing communications. Upgrades to the communications equipment and computer software were made when Mexico Public Safety Dispatch and Audrain County Sheriff's Dispatch consolidated to form the Joint Communications Center in October 1999. These upgrades allowed for even better service to the county. At that time the Vandalia Police Department elected to continue to operate their communications center for the Vandalia Police Department, Vandalia Fire District, and Van-Far Ambulance District. Audrain County Joint Communications and Vandalia Communications acted as backup sites for each other, so if anything happened to one center there would be no disruption of service to the residents and visitors of Audrain County. In February 2007, Joint Communications implemented an Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) program utilizing the protocol-based [[Medical Priority Dispatch System]] created by the [[National Academies of Emergency Dispatch]]. This program allows dispatchers to quickly and accurately determine the nature of an emergency medical call and prioritize it to allow for the most appropriate response. Joint Communications's dispatchers are trained to provide real-time instruction of [[CPR]] and other life-saving [[first aid]] while simultaneously dispatching [[Emergency Medical Service]] (EMS) professionals to the emergency. This reduces the time between the onset of symptoms and when basic aid is provided to the patient, thus increasing the patient's chances of survival in life-threatening emergencies. Another equipment upgrade was completed in March 2007. This upgrade included new [[9-1-1]] equipment and a new telephone and radio voice recorder. These upgrades were necessary to keep current with the latest technology available. With the new [[9-1-1]] system dispatchers have quicker access to a caller's telephone and address data and it introduced a mapping system to automatically plot emergency calls on a map, allowing for a faster response by emergency personnel as dispatchers previously had to look up addresses on the map manually. The new [[9-1-1]] system also allows for upgrades to accommodate future telephone and communications technologies. The previous [[9-1-1]] system was unable to process telephone number and location information from cellular telephone calls, which created a problem in determining the location of an emergency if the caller is unable to speak. The new [[9-1-1]] system is compatible with [[cellular telephone]] and [[Voice over Internet Protocol]] (VoIP) technologies, and these services will be added to the Audrain County [[E-911]] system as they become available. On February 15, 2008, Audrain County Joint Communications assumed the communications responsibilities for the Vandalia Police Department, Vandalia Fire District and Van-Far Ambulance District. [[Ralls County, Missouri|Ralls County]] [[E-911]] was designated as the backup PSAP for Audrain County Joint Communications so if anything were to happen to the Joint Communications Center there would be no disruption of service to the residents and visitors of Audrain County.<ref>[http://www.audrain911.org/About_ACJC.html About Audrain County Joint Communications] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919051657/http://www.audrain911.org/About_ACJC.html |date=September 19, 2009 }}, February 28, 2009.</ref> In August 2008, Joint Communications Director Chris Hardin began the process of implementing [[Enhanced 911|Phase II]] wireless service to the Audrain County E-911 system. This process was expected to take several months, but after [[Enhanced 911|Phase II]] wireless service was implemented Joint Communications would be able to locate a caller when they called 911 from a cellular telephone. Joint Communications became Wireless [[Enhanced 911|Phase II]] with [[AT&T Mobility]] (formerly Cingular Wireless) on March 3, 2009, and with [[US Cellular]] on March 16, 2009. The other cellular phone providers were expected to follow shortly. Joint Communications became Wireless [[Enhanced 911|Phase II]] with [[Sprint Nextel]] on July 15, 2009, meaning that Joint Communications is now Wireless [[Enhanced 911|Phase II]] with all of the cellular phone providers officially serving Audrain County. ===Emergency medical services=== *Audrain Ambulance District *Van-Far Ambulance District ===Fire services=== *Farber Fire Department *Laddonia Fire Department *Little Dixie Fire Protection District *Martinsburg Fire Department *Mexico Public Safety Department *Vandalia Fire Department ===Law enforcement=== *Audrain County Sheriff's Office *Farber Police Department *Martinsburg Police Department *Mexico Public Safety Department ===Prison=== The [[Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center]], a women's prison of the [[Missouri Department of Corrections]], is located in [[Vandalia, Missouri|Vandalia]] and in Audrain County.<ref>"[http://doc.mo.gov/division/dai/facilities_inst.php Facility Addresses] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527092101/http://doc.mo.gov/division/dai/facilities_inst.php |date=May 27, 2010 }}." [[Missouri Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on November 24, 2010.</ref>
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