Marker located on South side of Central Fire Station reads:

                CALL  911  EMERGENCY

 ON APRIL 1, 1970, THE CITY OF ODESSA BEGAN OPERATION A
9-1-1 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM; IT WAS TEXAS' FIRST
AND THE NATION'S SIXTH.  THE SHORT, EASY-TO-REMEMBER
NUMBER INSTANTLY CONNECTED CITIZENS TO EMERGENCY LAW
ENFORCEMENT, FIRE, AND MEDICAL SERVICES.  SOUTHWESTERN
BELL TELEPHONE CO. DONATED EQUIPMENT, WHILE THE CITY
PROVIDED PERSONEL AND FUNDING FOR 20 YEARS, VOTERS
APPROVED EXPANSION OF 9-1-1 TO ALL OF ECTOR COUNTY IN
1987.  AN INDEPENDENT DISTRICT WAS CREATED TO OPERATE
THE ENHANCED SYSTEM WHICH IDENTIFIES A CALLER'S PHONE
NUMER AND ADDRESS, PLUS PROVIDES SELECTIVE ROUTING.
BY INSURING IMMEDIATE RESPONSE IN LIFE-THREATENING
CRISES,  9-1-1 ENHANCES SAFETY FOR THOUSANDS.

NO 30                                            1995
            HERITAGE OF ODESSA FOUNDATION