Brooke County restarts 911 advisory board to meet state rules and boost emergency response.

Brooke County is reviving its dormant 911 advisory board to meet state requirements and improve emergency coordination. The board, to include representatives from law enforcement, firefighting, EMS, emergency management, and county leadership, will advise on long-term planning while the 911 director handles daily operations. The move follows concerns about compliance and the retirement of long-serving 911 director Christina White after 23 years. Applications are open for the director position and a full-time dispatcher. A vacant commission seat, created by A.J. Thomas’s departure, remains open, with an appointment due by March 2. Letters of interest for county and park board positions are due by January 15 and 17. The county also updated animal quarantine and seizure protocols, allowing warrantless seizures of dangerous animals and requiring 10-day rabies observation periods.