KEEP LOCAL 911 DISPATCH IN TORRANCE COUNTY
YOUR VOICE MATTERS!
We are gathering signatures in support of maintaining local Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and 911 dispatch services in Torrance County.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
• Local dispatchers know our communities, roads, landmarks, and rural areas.
• Faster and more accurate emergency response can help save lives.
• Local dispatchers have established working relationships with law enforcement, fire departments, EMS, and first responders.
• Keeping dispatch local helps maintain accountability and community involvement.
• Local emergency communications are a critical public safety resource for Torrance County residents.
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
Sign the petition to support keeping local emergency dispatch services in Torrance County.
WHO CAN SIGN?
All concerned residents, property owners, business owners, and community members are encouraged to participate.
UPCOMING COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING
Date: __June 24, 2026________
Time: _____9:00 am___________
Updates
After the meeting 6/24/2026
June 27, 2026
Hello Everyone, We attended the Commission meeting on June 24, 2026, where the JPA was approved. However, Torrance County Dispatch is still at risk of being shut down and moved to Bernalillo County. We are continuing to seek support regarding this matter. The next meeting will be held on July 8, 2026, at 9:00 AM. We encourage our community members, responders, and stakeholders to attend, either in person or online. Thank you for signing the petition and for your continued support of our dispatchers.
Verification
June 22, 2026
**Petition Update** Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to sign and support this petition. I will be speaking before the Torrance County Board on **Wednesday, June 24**, to present the concerns and voices of our community. To ensure all signatures can be counted and included, please make sure that all signatures are completed and verified by **Tuesday, June 23**. If you have not yet signed, or know someone who would like to support this effort, please do so before the deadline. Every signature helps demonstrate the level of community interest and support. Thank you again for your continued support and participation.
22 Comments
Locally employed staff have better knowledge of how to get places and what to prioritize for their communities. Moving it to a different County means delayed response, lower prioritize response, inability to get service to place that don't have actual address or "cross streets" but directions by mile markers, landmarks, etc. All of this will delay service. Sacrificing Torrance County residence for a contract services take jobs from the community and will compromise "emergency" services.
This is an absolutely horrific idea. This county is rural and needs dispatchers that understand not every road is marked and sometime you have to go by landmarks. You have to know this area, to be able to effectively dispatch in this area!
Outsourcing our emergency services to another agency is not only stupid, it poses a hazard to every citizen of the county. Response times will sky rocket. We will be dealing with emergency dispatchers that have no familiarity with the county or it's responding agencies.
Sending our dispatch out of county hurts our community they will not know the area like current dispatchers. The county commissioners are literally handing money out to other counties when the move business like this out of outlr area and fail the county more than they already do.
Keeping dispatch local is a necessary safety action. Outsourcing will result in delayed services and potential loss of life.
vital services for Torrance County
This is only common sense to the importance of local dispatchers to be in the area as they are aware of their neighbors needs and personally able to help us in emergencies.
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KEEP LOCAL 911 DISPATCH IN TORRANCE COUNTY
YOUR VOICE MATTERS!
We are gathering signatures in support of maintaining local Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and 911 dispatch services in Torrance County.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
• Local dispatchers know our communities, roads, landmarks, and rural areas.
• Faster and more accurate emergency response can help save lives.
• Local dispatchers have established working relationships with law enforcement, fire departments, EMS, and first responders.
• Keeping dispatch local helps maintain accountability and community involvement.
• Local emergency communications are a critical public safety resource for Torrance County residents.
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
Sign the petition to support keeping local emergency dispatch services in Torrance County.
WHO CAN SIGN?
All concerned residents, property owners, business owners, and community members are encouraged to participate.
UPCOMING COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING
Date: __June 24, 2026________
Time: _____9:00 am___________
Updates
After the meeting 6/24/2026
June 27, 2026
Hello Everyone, We attended the Commission meeting on June 24, 2026, where the JPA was approved. However, Torrance County Dispatch is still at risk of being shut down and moved to Bernalillo County. We are continuing to seek support regarding this matter. The next meeting will be held on July 8, 2026, at 9:00 AM. We encourage our community members, responders, and stakeholders to attend, either in person or online. Thank you for signing the petition and for your continued support of our dispatchers.
Verification
June 22, 2026
**Petition Update** Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to sign and support this petition. I will be speaking before the Torrance County Board on **Wednesday, June 24**, to present the concerns and voices of our community. To ensure all signatures can be counted and included, please make sure that all signatures are completed and verified by **Tuesday, June 23**. If you have not yet signed, or know someone who would like to support this effort, please do so before the deadline. Every signature helps demonstrate the level of community interest and support. Thank you again for your continued support and participation.
22 Comments
No way this should even be considered!! You have to live out here to know. Roads with no names or in some cases signs are gone. Back roads on top of back roads. Emergencies need to be gotten too ASAP...
Locally employed staff have better knowledge of how to get places and what to prioritize for their communities. Moving it to a different County means delayed response, lower prioritize response, inability to get service to place that don't have actual address or "cross streets" but directions by mile markers, landmarks, etc. All of this will delay service. Sacrificing Torrance County residence for a contract services take jobs from the community and will compromise "emergency" services.
This is an absolutely horrific idea. This county is rural and needs dispatchers that understand not every road is marked and sometime you have to go by landmarks. You have to know this area, to be able to effectively dispatch in this area!
Outsourcing our emergency services to another agency is not only stupid, it poses a hazard to every citizen of the county. Response times will sky rocket. We will be dealing with emergency dispatchers that have no familiarity with the county or it's responding agencies.
Sending our dispatch out of county hurts our community they will not know the area like current dispatchers. The county commissioners are literally handing money out to other counties when the move business like this out of outlr area and fail the county more than they already do.
Keeping dispatch local is a necessary safety action. Outsourcing will result in delayed services and potential loss of life.
vital services for Torrance County
This is only common sense to the importance of local dispatchers to be in the area as they are aware of their neighbors needs and personally able to help us in emergencies.
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No way this should even be considered!! You have to live out here to know. Roads with no names or in some cases signs are gone. Back roads on top of back roads. Emergencies need to be gotten too ASAP...