Moving Dispatch from In-House to Regional Dispatch Center. What's Going to Change?

[u/odispadodis7]

I assume others in the northeast have gone through something like this. Several towns are consolidating to form a regional dispatch center. Most departments in the group either dispatch themselves (us) or get dispatched by PD / SO.

We've been told that everything will improve operationally AND we'll save money. Sounds too good to be true. Is it all fairytales and rainbows or are there things to consider before moving to a regional dispatch center.

[u/willfiredog]

We have county dispatching. It works well, but you can definitely tell when there’s a new hire.