The Macon-Bibb County E-911 Center under the direction of Dr. Keith Moffett has been named 9-1-1 Center of the Year by the Georgia Association of Public Safety Communication Officers (APCO) and the Georgia Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA). The award was presented March 11 during the Georgia Emergency Communications Conference in Athens.

“With the consolidation of the City of Macon and Bibb County in January 2014, the E-911 center was established as its own county department, and I’m very proud of the staff for truly rising to the challenges of increasing numbers of calls and the installation of new technology,” says Dr. Moffett. “On the first day of our new government, we were the first test of how the consolidation would work because of our role in protecting the community.”

“I want to congratulate Dr. Moffett and the E-911 staff for this well-deserved recognition. They are proof that consolidation is working and is improving services to our community,” says Macon-Bibb Mayor Robert Reichert. “They are on-call day and night, helping people in time of need, and they have been able to keep that up even facing the challenges that were placed before us. Our gratitude goes to them and all they do to keep us safe.”

To read more about the award and the number of calls received 
and dispatched at the E-911 Center, click here.