Emergency Communications to Update Media Policy

(Sedgwick County, Kan.) – Sedgwick County Emergency Communications’ media policy will be updated effective Saturday, June 1. This change was made at the request of the Wichita Police Department (WPD) and will only apply to incidents that are under the department’s jurisdiction. 

With this update, 911 will refer triage codes on priority E calls to WPD; which will provide more accurate information when the information is known. This update is an effort to improve accuracy of information provided to the community.  All other procedures will remain the same.

Priority E calls include: shootings, cuttings, armed robberies or any robbery in progress, clubbings, and submersion calls. 

If a media outlet requests information beyond what Emergency Communications releases, they will need to contact the responding agency.

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