Blount County Emergency Communications District received it’s 3rd re-accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) for Public Safety Communications in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 28, 2018. The Center was first accredited in 2009. Director James Long, Accreditation Manager Donna Burnette, Accreditation Team members Richee Kidd, Susan Porter and Chairman of the 911 Board William Brewer represented the center at the conference.