Maj. Mark Simmons, systems engineer for Consolidated Emergency Response System, stands in front of a newly-installed CERS emergency dispatcher workstation aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. CERS aggregates multiple capabilities—Enhanced 911, Computer-Aided Dispatch, and fire station alerting—into a single workstation, giving emergency dispatchers the ability to quickly dispatch the appropriate assets where necessary. CERS increases the effectiveness of emergency response operations aboard Marine Corps installations worldwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo) - Maj. Mark Simmons, systems engineer for Consolidated Emergency Response System, stands in front of a newly-installed CERS emergency dispatcher workstation aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. CERS aggregates multiple capabilities—Enhanced 911, Computer-Aided Dispatch, and fire station alerting—into a single workstation, giving emergency dispatchers the ability to quickly dispatch the appropriate assets where necessary. CERS increases the effectiveness of emergency response operations aboard Marine Corps installations worldwide. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

Becky Marx, a reserve emergency medical technician, transports a role player to an ambulance during an active shooter exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. The Marine Corps is the first service to standardize E911 capabilities. The Consolidated Emergency Response Systems Program is implementing a product suite used across the nation by emergency dispatchers to locate the caller’s location on a graphical display by GPS, thus increasing response time. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Charles Santamaria) - Becky Marx, a reserve emergency medical technician, transports a role player to an ambulance during an active shooter exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. The Marine Corps is the first service to standardize E911 capabilities. The Consolidated Emergency Response Systems Program is implementing a product suite used across the nation by emergency dispatchers to locate the caller’s location on a graphical display by GPS, thus increasing response time. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Charles Santamaria)