{"id":353893,"date":"2026-07-27T17:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/353893\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T17:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:35:07","slug":"tallahassee-leon-county-911-center-earns-third-consecutive-international-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/353893\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee-Leon County 911 center earns third consecutive international accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consolidated Dispatch Agency recognized by CALEA for continued excellence in public safety communications.<\/p>\n<p>TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2014 The Tallahassee-Leon County Consolidated Dispatch Agency has earned its third consecutive accreditation award from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), marking another milestone for the region&#8217;s emergency communications center.<\/p>\n<p>The agency announced the achievement this week, saying the accreditation reflects its continued commitment to maintaining nationally recognized standards in public safety communications.<\/p>\n<p>According to the announcement, the accreditation recognizes the agency&#8217;s dedication to excellence, professionalism and the highest standards in emergency communications. The recognition represents the dispatch center&#8217;s third consecutive accreditation from CALEA, an organization that establishes best practices and professional standards for public safety agencies across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The agency also recognized Kelli Kileullen for her leadership throughout the accreditation process, thanking her for her role in helping the agency achieve the distinction.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the announcement offered special congratulations to Director David Odom, recognizing his leadership during the accreditation effort.<\/p>\n<p>CALEA accreditation is a voluntary process in which agencies undergo comprehensive reviews of policies, procedures, training, operations and management practices to ensure they meet established professional standards.<\/p>\n<p>The Tallahassee-Leon County Consolidated Dispatch Agency serves as the primary emergency communications center for Leon County, coordinating 911 calls and dispatching law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services throughout the region.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said earning a third consecutive accreditation demonstrates the agency&#8217;s continued focus on providing high-quality emergency communications and maintaining public trust through nationally recognized best practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Consolidated Dispatch Agency recognized by CALEA for continued excellence in public safety communications. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2014 The Tallahassee-Leon&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353894,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":["post-353893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}