Fresh air, wide open spaces, grazing livestock, and friendly people reside in Payette County.  A place you can enjoy hunting and fishing along the river.  Travel on Highway 95 to Payette City, which is the gateway to Hells Canyon recreation area, to participate in local events i.e. Cruz Night and the Apple Blossom.  Payette City is located at the confluence of the Payette and Snake River in Idaho near the Oregon border.

 

A rural community with dedicated men and women in law enforcement ready to protect and serve approximately 23,000 residents.  Payette City employs 12 certified officers and 2 civilian employees.  Payette County Sheriff’s Office employs 17 certified officers, 8 dispatchers, 12 detention officers, and 6 civilian employees.

 

Payette County Sheriff’s Office and Payette Police Department value the benefits of working together to achieve common goals.  Joint efforts to enforce the law, respond to emergencies, provide public assistance, and minimize operational costs are evident in Payette County.  This is demonstrated by a dispatch center servicing multiple law enforcement jurisdictions and other first responders, a detention facility, and a drug task force team represented by three counties and their incorporated cities.

 

A critical member of our team is eFORCE®.  Payette County utilizes all the eFORCE® system-wide management tools:  CAD, RMS, Jail, Civil, and Mug Shots.  Success is easily measured by the unique technology to share multi-agency information with a simple “touch of a button” and flexibility to access the system remotely.  eFORCE® has provided our departments with excellent customer service.  They are timely in assisting with any technical problems and welcomes requests for agency customization.  Although change is difficult, upgrading to eFORCE® was relatively smooth.  The continuous dedication for system reliability, user-friendly platform, and keeping costs down to a minimum is greatly appreciated.  We value the eFORCE® support team, which cannot be measured by any other.

In observance of Thanksgiving, eFORCE® will be closed Thursday, November 25th and Friday, November 26th 2010.

We will be back in the office Monday November 29th.

Have a safe Holiday weekend!

With the ever present need to share data between law enforcement agencies and the advent of technology to do so, many agencies have many questions regarding how they share data, what data can be shared, and what tools are out there for data sharing.   Unfortunately, there are a lot of misconceptions about data sharing, the cost involved, and the methods available.

In the past, data sharing was as simple as agencies pushing basic records data to a central repository which could then be later queried by other departments.  Most of the time, this tool was provided by a vendor who allowed those participating agencies to share data as long as they utilized their software and are willing to pay, sometimes a great amount, for this service.  Although this method is still in use today, it has its limitations and precludes many agencies from sharing data because they do not have the same software.  It also restricts access to real time data and usually prohibits agencies from having control of their systems and data.

So what are the options for data sharing today?  Many!  In fact, there a number of low cost options.  The only real limitation to sharing data is your software vendor’s willingness to work other vendors, The Department of Public Safety, and law enforcement agencies who may not be utilizing their software.  With federal, state, and local mandates all pushing for standards that require software vendors to provide data exchange engines, the days of only sharing data if you’re on the same software are coming to a quick close.

Did you know that:

·         Software providers like eFORCE® and FATPOT, both local Utah companies, have cost effective tools that allow you to pass and share data with other agencies regardless of what software they are using?

·         eFORCE® and FATPOT provide services to over a 130 public safety agencies in Utah?

·         Data sharing is not only for records?  CAD to CAD, mug shots, pre-bookings, court, civil papers, etc… data can be shared.

·         The cost to share data should not be expensive?

·         You can maintain control of your data and system and still share data?

·         Your agency can share data with any other agency even if they don’t share the same software provider?

·         The State of Utah is currently developing tools and standards for data sharing?

So what is the REAL truth?  It’s the responsibility of all law enforcement, software providers, and IT departments to work together to increase public and officer safety through data sharing!

For more information about data sharing, please contact our offices by phone or email.

1-888-570-4943 x3 
sales@eforcesoftware.com
www.eforcesoftware.com

The eFORCE® office will be closed on Monday July 5th, 2010 in observation of Independence Day.

We will reopen on Tuesday July 6th, 2010 at 8 am MST.

We hope you have a great three day weekend!!

The 2010 Colorado Chiefs Show was a great success for IntelliChoice and eFORCE® Software. We thank you for your attendance and support as we were able to meet and talk with many of you throughout the show.

It was a great honor to sponsor and be part of the banquet.

Announced at the banquet were several items including a new version of our eFORCE® Court and the highly anticipated upcoming release of our eFORCE® CAD Silverlight software.