Phillips County officials and local emergency responders refining communication protocols

During the Phillips County Board of County Commissioner’s meeting on March 29, Commissioner Terry Hofmeister and County Administrator, Andrew Nygaard, shared information from a March 25 meeting held to discuss dispatching procedures by the Phillips County Communications Center. Also attending the meeting were Communications Center Director Sara Kumm, Sheriff Michael Beard, Emergency Manager Broc Pelle, and from the Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department, Chief Stacy Rueter.

The meeting’s discussion centered on natural disasters, lightning strikes and what type of calls necessitate engaging the coun...