Oklahoma

• Type of program: 911 or general emergency.
• Program name: *55.
• Program housed: Department of Public Safety.
• Program began: Unknown.
• Reason for initiation: Unknown.
• How does the program operate:
• Phone number used: *55.
• How is program announced or promoted: TV or radio and highway signs or billboards.
• Is funding required: Yes, for dispatchers.
• Has any evaluation been conducted: No.
• Some problems with program: Insufficient number of dispatchers for the overwhelming volume of calls.
• Contact information:

                        Joe McDonald, Director
                        Oklahoma Highway Safety Office
                        405-523-1580
                        jmcdonal@ps.state.ok.us

                        David Tried, Dispatcher
                        Department of Public Safety
                        405-425-2323.

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