The Grand Forks Public Service Answering Point handled a record number calls for service in 2021.
PSAP dispatchers handled 106,693 last year – or 33,000 more than seven years ago. A total of 24,343 of those contacts were 9-1-1 calls.
Just over half the calls involved the Grand Forks Police Department. The GFSO accounted for 21% of the call volume….followed by the UND PD at 12% and Grand Forks Fire Department at 5.4%.
This is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (April 10-16).
New GF bar and deer hunt
The Grand Forks council will consider a liquor license for a new north side bar when they meet as a Committee of the Whole Monday night. RG Investments is looking to locate in the old La Cantina site at 1730 13th Avenue North. According to a staff ...
Apr 22, 2024
Grand Forks Air Force Base in lockdown
(KNOX) - The Grand Forks Air Force Base is on lockdown and cars are being turned away at the gate Wednesday afternoon, April 17, following a report of a shot being fired on the base. A spokesperson said that "at about 1 p.m. local time here, Gra...
Apr 17, 2024
319th Commander addresses GFAFB lockdown
(KNOX) - Colonel Tim Monroe, commander of the 319th Reconnaissance Wing, took to social media Thursday to reflect on Wednesday's lockdown at Grand Forks Air Force Base. The 6-minute video reflected on the reported sound of gun fire that triggered the...
Apr 18, 2024
County swings for the fences and looks to bid Eagle Avenue paving
(KNOX) - Grand Forks County engineer Nick West shared the good news with the County Commission about funding to pave a dangerous six-mile stretch of Eagle Avenue... or County Road 25. The road that straddles the Grand Forks/Traill County line has bee...
Apr 16, 2024
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