When Pierce County citizens voted in support of public safety in November 2011, South Sound 911 was created as a part of the consolidation or collocation of six 911 centers. To accommodate this integration, a new public safety communications center will be constructed in the coming years.
A facility planning study completed in 2013 helped lead both the Operations Board and Policy Board to approve a plan for collocated police and fire emergency communications on one site. The facility will include space for 911 and police and fire dispatch, a municipal emergency operations center (EOC), administration, records and public counter services. The site will also accommodate generators, fuel and water tanks, a radio tower for the transmission of public safety radio communications, and adequate employee and visitor parking.