Sobering Urgent Response Van now connected to 911 dispatch
Lifeline Connections' pickup, drop-off service aims to free up law enforcement
By Patty Hastings, Columbian
Social Services, Demographics, Faith
Published: May 1, 2017, 6:00am
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Starting today, a new responder will be tied into 911 dispatch: the Sobering Urgent Response Van, or SURV for short.
Lifeline Connections’ van will pick up people who are publicly intoxicated and take them to the sobering center, which opened in January 2015 at the Center for Community Health.
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