City of Brookings – Curry County Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP 911) Configuration Project

The City of Brookings (City) and Curry County (County) each maintain 911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) that serve as call taking and dispatch centers to notify emergency personnel of incidents and the need for services. The Curry County PSAP is located in Gold Beach and operated by the County Sheriff. The second PSAP is located in the City of Brookings, and operated by and under the jurisdiction of the city government. The City of Brookings PSAP dispatches heavily to the City’s police department and to the Cal-Ore Life Flight ambulance. The County PSAP heavily dispatches to County Sheriff’s units, the Cities of Gold Beach and Port Orford, and for medical response. The two PSAPs operate independently, but communicate with each other and where appropriate refer calls with each other. The arrangement of two fully-staffed PSAPs within the same county reflects the geographic separation of Brookings and Gold Beach, a major portion of the county population in and around Brookings, and the limits of earlier generations of technology.