Skip to main content

A Strategic, Data-Driven Approach to Emergency Communications

Determine your optimal staffing and scheduling plan, fill vacant positions, optimize regional efficiency, and build a high-performing environment for those who answer the call and support your first responders.

Shallow depth of field (selective focus) image with emergency number operator having a conversation with a distressed caller

The Full Spectrum of Communications

Get Answers to the Questions That Matter Most

How many staff do we need? Could we implement a more efficient shift schedule? Are we doing quality assurance right? Does a consolidated model make sense? Are we ready for the next wave of technology in the industry?

Our team of emergency dispatch specialists brings a personalized, collaborative approach, provides detailed data analysis, and applies a holistic understanding of public safety needs to give you confidence in your next steps.

Emergency Communications Studies

Explore our case studies and see how we make sense of the 9-1-1 dispatch environment.

Staffing Analysis

Operational effectiveness depends on staffing. We use a proven, industry-standard methodology to comprehensively analyze workload data, filtered through a carefully developed understanding of your unique operating needs. We provide minimum staffing targets, an efficient shift schedule, and a supervisory structure to support the high level of service that first responders rely on.

Personnel Operations Review

Performance starts and ends with people. We adapt creative practices from around the country to recruit and retain staff, as well as industry professional association standards for training, professional development, and quality assurance. The result is a holistic strategy for ensuring that our clients have the staff they need and the capabilities they depend upon.

Market Survey

Every PSAP needs to remain competitive for talent. We carefully evaluate the roles within an organization, develop a framework of relevant compensation factors, and aggressively survey peers in the identified comparable market. With useful visuals and in-depth analysis of the findings, we give our clients essential visibility into the market.

Consolidation Feasibility

Whether the focus is service improvement, cost savings, or mandated state requirements, dispatch consolidation is a national trend. We evaluate whether a regional approach makes sense, weighing each situation’s unique benefits and drawbacks in terms of service levels, cost, and risk.

Strategic Planning

We provide wide-ranging strategic direction to help emergency communications agencies prepare for what’s next. Our focus areas include the facilities and space needs resulting from population and workload growth, preparation for emerging technologies like the i3 NG911 standard and artificial intelligence, and the incorporation of additional resources such as mental health hotlines, 3-1-1 contact centers, and real time crime centers.

Implementation Assistance

Expert advice should be actionable. We develop a phased implementation plan indicating the specific tasks and targets required to achieve an agency’s desired future state. This clarity is vital for organizations wondering how much it will cost, how long it will take, who should take the lead, and how best to manage change.

Trusted by Emergency Personnel Nationwide

Driving Change in Emergency Dispatch

Our clients range from single-seat dispatch offices to central communications centers in North America’s largest metro areas, but the our remains the same: Optimizing service levels and and maximizing organizational effectiveness of public safety communications for first responders and the public.

120+

Dispatch Studies

85%

Implementation Rate

42

States

Let’s Work Together

Get in touch with us today to discuss your strategic planning needs.

How can we help you?