Sedgwick County 911 Emergency Routing

Definition:

The Sedgwick County 911 Emergency Routing service supports automated vehicle location and dynamic routing of Wichita-Sedgwick County area public safety vehicles. Traffic information, road conditions, and suggested routing information are provided to enhance emergency vehicle routing. Special priority or other specific emergency traffic control strategies can be coordinated to improve the safety and time-efficiency of responding vehicle travel on the selected route(s). The Sedgwick County 911 provides the routing for the emergency fleet based on real-time conditions and has the option of requesting a route from the KDOT Traffic Operations Center and Wichita Traffic Operations Center. The local public safety vehicles may also be equipped with dedicated short range communications for local signal preemption.

Elements Associated with Sedgwick County 911 Emergency Routing

• KDOT Traffic Operations Center (Wichita Metro)
• Sedgwick County 911
• Sedgwick County EMS Vehicles
• Sedgwick County Fire Vehicles
• Sedgwick County Sheriff Vehicles
• Suburban Public Safety Vehicles
• Wichita Fire Vehicles
• Wichita Police Vehicles
• Wichita Traffic Operations Center