Mayor talks about plan to address 911 wait times [Video]

A new proposal would combine the resources of the Kansas City, Missouri, police and fire departments to address the problem of long wait times on 911 calls.”I think the biggest issue for us right now is that we can’t have Kansas Citians waiting on 911 calls since I, even posted about it, there were people who were talking about fires, medical incidents, criminal incidents, having to wait on hold. And so, this is a way that we can try to find more efficiency,” said Mayor Quinton Lucas.According to the June numbers from the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), the average 911 wait time metro-wide was 29 seconds.The average wait time for Kansas City Police or KCPD 911 was a minute and 37 seconds, or more than triple the metro average.On Tuesday, Lucas presented his proposal to the Board of Police Commissioners.The mayor has been seeking solutions to the ongoing problems for …