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Federal, state and local officials cut the ribbon to the new Collier County Emergency Services Center on Thursday afternoon during the Grand Opening Ceremony. Among the guests was Congressman Connie Mack, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, and County Manager Jim Mudd. Allie Garza / Staff

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Federal, state and local officials cut the ribbon to the new Collier County Emergency Services Center on Thursday afternoon during the Grand Opening Ceremony. Among the guests was Congressman Connie Mack, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, and County Manager Jim Mudd. Allie Garza / Staff

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  • Located on the second floor, the Emergency Services call room receives 911 phone calls at the new Collier county Emergency Services Center on Thursday afternoon. Allie Garza / Staff
  • Looking down from the fourth floor, the Emergency Operations Center has three sections allocated to human services, general government and public safety and several large screens for workers to keep an eye on weather and news inside the new Collier County Emergency Services Center. Allie Garza / Staff
  • Outside of the new Collier County Emergency Services Center stands a 185 foot communication tower, strong enough to stand through Category 5 winds. Allie Garza / Staff
  • Two 2.5 mHz generators are able to supply power for up to two weeks for the new Collier County Emergency Services Center. Allie Garza / Staff
  • Federal, state and local officials cut the ribbon to the new Collier County Emergency Services Center on Thursday afternoon during the Grand Opening Ceremony. Among the guests was Congressman Connie Mack, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, and County Manager Jim Mudd. Allie Garza / Staff
  • An old hurricane tracking chart hangs in the media room on the fourth floor of the new Collier County Emergency Services Center. Allie Garza / Staff
  • Collier County Manager Jim Mudd speaks to the audience during the Emergency Services Center Grand Opening on Thursday afternoon. Allie Garza / StaffAllie Garza / Staff
  • Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart speaks to the audience during the Emergency Services Center Grand Opening on Thursday afternoon. Allie Garza / Staff
  • Congressman Connie Mack speaks to the audience during the Emergency Services Center Grand Opening on Thursday afternoon. Allie Garza / StaffAllie Garza / Staff
  • Sheriff Kevin Rambosk speaks to the audience during the grand opening of the Collier County Emergency Services Center on Thursday afternoon. Allie Garza / Staff
  • The new Collier County Emergency Services Center, located at 8075 Lely Cultural Parkway is a Category 5 resistant building, with 100 percent back-up electrical power, costing $56 million, $3.2 million of which was provided by Federal and State grant money, as well as $352,500 in Congressional funding through the Department of Justice. The building was completed on May 1, 2009. Allie Garza / Staff
  • Located on the second floor, the Emergency Services call room receives 911 phone calls at the new Collier county Emergency Services Center on Thursday afternoon. Allie Garza / Staff
  • Director of Emergency Services Dan Summers speaks to the media inside the Emergency Operations Center at the new Collier County Emergency Services Center on Thursday afternoon. The center has space for human services, general government and public safety inside its confines, with big screens keeping track on news and weather pertaining to Collier County. Allie Garza / Staff
  • Looking down from the fourth floor, the Emergency Operations Center has three sections allocated to human services, general government and public safety and several large screens for workers to keep an eye on weather and news inside the new Collier County Emergency Services Center. Allie Garza / Staff
  • Captain Noemi Fraguela operates Sim Man for the media during a tour of the new Collier County Emergency Services Center on Thursday afternoon. Allie Garza / Staff
  • Captain Noemi Fraguela operates Sim Man for the media during a tour of the new Collier County Emergency Services Center on Thursday afternoon. Allie Garza / Staff
  • Cpl. Evan Burd, left, Cpl. Tiffany Goldhorn and Cpl. David Schaare, Jr., members of the Collier County Honor Guard, wait to present the flags during the Collier County Emergency Services Center grand opening ceremony on Thursday afternoon. Allie Garza / Staff

The Collier County Emergency Services Center opened up their new building to the public on Thursday, May 28, 2009.

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