<p>9.7 CALHOUN COUNTY</p><p>9.7.1 SYSTEM SUMMARY</p><p>Calhoun County will be a type 1, 9-1-1 system consisting of one PSAP serving Calhoun County and portions of Jackson County. The PSAP will be located in the Sheriff's Department in Blountstown. Dedicated transfer lines will interconnect the PSAP with six safety agencies. Calls from the portion of Calhoun county that is not a part of the Calhoun County 9-1-1 System will be handled by the Gulf County 9-1-1 PSAP. Likewise, calls from the portion of Jackson County served by the Calhoun County 9-1-1 System will be handled by the Calhoun County 9-1-1 PSAP.</p><p>9.7.2 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT </p><p>The Calhoun County 9-1-1 System will be managed and operated by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office. The responsible fiscal agent will be the Board of County Commissioners.</p><p>9.7.3 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS</p><p>Table 9.7-3 shows the required interlocal agreement for Calhoun County. Typical interlocal agreements are shown in the Appendix. </p><p>TABLE 9.7-1</p><p>CALHOUN COUNTY 9-1-1 SYSTEM DEFINITION</p><p>Location Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Blountstown Number of Answering Positions 1 Type of Answering Position Call Taker/Dispatcher Total Staff 5 Number of Logging Recorders 1 – 10 Channel Number of Instant Playback Recorders 1 Number of 9-1-1 Trunks 4 Call Answering Equipment To be determined Number of Transfer Lines 6 TDD 1</p><p>158 TABLE 9.7-2</p><p>CALHOUN COUNTY CALL HANDLING</p><p>AGENCY METHOD VEHICLE</p><p>Calhoun County 9-1-1 PSAP</p><p>Calhoun Cnty. Sheriff's Office Direct Dispatch Radio Altha Police Dept. Call Transfer 1 Line Altha Fire Dept. Call Transfer 1 Line Blountstown Police Dept. Call Transfer 1 Line Blountstown Fire Dept. Call Transfer</p><p>Dispatching For:</p><p>Kinard Volunteer Fire Dept. Shiloh Volunteer Fire Dept.</p><p>Calhoun Cnty. Civil Defense Call Relay Telephone Calhoun Cnty. Gen. Hospital Call Transfer 1 Line Ambulance Service Florida Div. of Forestry (Bristol) Call Transfer 1 Line Florida Highway Patrol (Panama Call Relay Tele/Intercity Radio City) Any Jackson County Agency (via Call Relay Tele/Intercity Radio Jackson County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>Gulf County 9-1-1 PSAP</p><p>Any Calhoun County Agency (via Tele./Intercity Radio Calhoun County Sheriff's Office) Call Relay </p><p>Bay County 9-1-1 PSAP</p><p>Any Calhoun County Agency (via Call Relay Tele./Intercity Radio Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)</p><p>159 TABLE 9.7-3</p><p>CALHOUN COUNTY INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS</p><p>FIRST PARTY SECOND PARTY SUBJECT</p><p>Calhoun County Gulf County An interlocal agreement is required to define the call handling method and routing of each type of call received from Calhoun County citizens at the Gulf County 91 Center located in the city of Port St. Joe.</p><p>Calhoun County Jackson County An interlocal agreement is required to define the call handling method and routing of each type of call received from Jackson County citizens at the Calhoun County 9-1-1 Center located in the city Blountstown.</p><p>Calhoun County Bay County An interlocal agreement is required to define the call handling method and routing of each type of call received from Calhoun County citizens at the Bay County 9-1-1 Center located in Panama City.</p><p>160</p>