New Placer County Emergency Dispatch System Will Accept Texts, Live Streams

ROCKLIN (CBS13) – If you are outside Rocklin police department and text 911, you’ll get a response telling you to place a voice call.Texting and video streaming emergencies are coming statewide and Placer County is getting a head start on the technology.Rocklin police dispatch says the 911 system created in 1968 is not capable of accepting digital technology. To keep up with smartphones, the 911 call centers need to be overhauled.Rocklin, Roseville, Auburn, Lincoln, and the Placer Co