York County History
This city was the first county seat of York County.
What is York?
The local emergency alert system used by York County to notify residents.
What is CodeRED?
The number of tax districts in York County.
What is 7?
(Would also accept 8 if justification is provided)
The number of incorporated municipalities in York County.
What is nine (9)?
The three-digit number residents call for emergencies.
What is 911?
York County was established in this year.
What is 1785?
This classification is used by FEMA to measure a county's ability to manage natural hazards.
What is HAZUS or Community Rating System (CRS)?
This type of mutual aid agreement allows York County fire departments to cross district boundaries to assist one another without a formal request.
What is automatic aid?
The name for the county-maintained interactive mapping system.
What is York County GIS or Map Viewer?
This national accreditation makes York County's 911 center one of just eight accredited centers in South Carolina.
What is CALEA Public Safety Communications accreditation?
The name of the famous Revolutionary War battle that occurred in York County.
What is the Battle of Kings Mountain?
York County's Emergency Operations Center is located in this city.
What is Rock Hill?
This NFPA standard that covers firefighter training requirements for Firefighter I and Firefighter II certification.
What is NFPA 1001?
The second largest city or census designated place (CDP) in York County.
What is Lake Wylie?
The dispatch software used by York County Public Safety Communications.
What is is CentralSquare CAD?
The Catawba Indian National is headquarter in this York County city.
What is Rock Hill?
The year Hurricane Hugo hit York County.
What is 1989?
The size of the largest tanker fire apparatus in York County.
What is 5000 gallons?
This man-made reservoir, created by Duke Power in 1904, spans both North and South Carolina and serves a recreation spot for York County residents.
What is Lake Wylie?
The year York County consolidated 911 communications under one central department.
What is 2009?
This historic site was once the training ground for the Civilian Conservation Corps and is now a state park.
What is Kings Mountain State Park?
The scale used to classify tornadoes and estimate wind speeds and damage.
What is the Enhanced Fujita Scale or EF Scale?
These York County Fire Departments share a boarder with North Carolina.
What are Bethany/Santiago, Clover, Bethel, Riverview, and Flint Hill FDs?
The coordinate system most commonly used for York County mapping.
What is State Plan South Carolina NAD83?
The FCC requires 911 centers to implement this technology to receive accurate caller location data.
What is Phase II Wireless or Next Gen 911?