Disabled Residents Need to Update Dispatch System

This is a reprint of an article that ran a year ago regarding special information for emergency dispatchers.  If you would like for information to remain in the computer aided dispatch system, you must resubmit the information.  The existing information will be purged from the system on December 31, 2007.

When an emergency occurs, a fast, appropriate response is critical to a successful outcome.  The Arvada Police Department, Arvada Fire Protection District, and Pridemark Ambulance Service may be able to deal more effectively with an emergency when additional information about the victim is provided.   The City of Arvada Accessibility Committee collects information related to special assistance requirements for citizens in Arvada.  Information is sent to dispatchers for these three agencies and entered into the computer dispatch system; it is made available to response teams in case of an emergency.  If you have a disability that requires special assistance or equipment, please consider filling out the attached form and sending it to: Accessibility Committee; Attn: Vicky Reier; 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, CO   80002.  Information is confidential.  In order to keep the information current, it will only be kept on file for one calendar year.  Each December 31 it will be purged from the computer system.

Next year, if you wish to have the information listed in the computer added dispatch system, you will need to resubmit the form.  The Accessibility Committee will reproduce the notice and form each year to remind you of this opportunity.