Our guest speaker will be Amy Smith, Acting Chief of 911 and the CARE Department.
The Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department (Seattle CARE Department) is responsible for 9-1-1 emergency calls in Seattle. When you call 9-1-1, they are here to help.
The Seattle CARE Department's 9-1-1 Communications Center handles approximately 900,000 calls per year and is staffed 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, and serves callers with interpretation needs and those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The Seattle CARE Department was originally known as the Community Safety and Communications Center (CSCC) and was the home of the Seattle 9-1-1 Communications Center, formerly part of the Seattle Police Department. In 2023, Mayor Harrell renamed the Department as part of an expansion of its work and scope, to become a third public safety department and provide diversified responses to public safety and health incidents.
NOTE - JULY'S EVENING MEETING IS THE 3RD WEEK OF THE MONTH, DUE TO THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY, MOVING THE MEETING BACK FROM ITS NORMAL TIMING OF THE 2ND WEEK OF THE MONTH.
Please join us in welcoming Amy Smith!
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