Kansas City police promise 911 system fixes in 18 months [Video]

The ongoing issue of long waits for 911 callers in Kansas City, Missouri, is expected to be resolved in the next 18 months.That issue was front and center at Tuesday’s Board of Police Commissioners meeting during a lengthy exchange between Mayor Quinton Lucas and Kansas City police Maj. Greg Williams. Williams promised to fix the system in 18 months and told Lucas that the primary issue with KCPD’s Communications Division is that there simply aren’t enough people to take 911 calls.“Now it’s a time issue. If you could find me 30 people tomorrow, that would be great,” Williams said.Discussion of this topic will take place after KMBC speaks to Devin and Chris Brown on Monday.Devin was giving birth to her son Wells on Aug. 31 when she began hemorrhaging, and her baby was not breathing.With their lives hanging in the balance, three calls to 911 were put on hold.“It’s clearly …