This facility will integrate surveillance, incident detection, traffic control, motorist information, and emergency response into one management center for the Greater Baton Rouge metropolitan area. When completed, the new building will house City-Parish agencies involved in public safety, communications, and emergency preparedness, as well as traffic control and incident management. This centralization will improve coordination among agencies and shorten response times to public safety and traffic emergencies. Loan Program for local governments. This station also houses a facility specifically equipped to support on-going decontamination of patient care equipment for EMS and the parish fire departments.
Construction is also underway for three additional substations.
The Greenwell Springs Road facility will be moved to a newly constructed facility adjoining the Central Fire Station. New stations will be built at Plank Road and Lavey Lane in the northern part of the Parish, and at YMCA Drive in the southeastern part of the Parish. EMS transported 22,848 patients during 1999. During 1999 the Baton Rouge City Police Department equipped all 1996 and newer patrol units with an Automated Vehicle Locator System. The system utilizes satellites to track the location of public safety vehicles in real-time and greatly enhances the ability of the Computer Aided Dispatch System to dispatch the closest unit to a call for services, thereby significantly reducing response times.