The Northwest Regional Emergency Communications Center (NRECC) is a nationally accredited consolidated 911 police, fire and EMS dispatch center serving four municipalities and two townships in Central Ohio. NRECC dispatches police to Dublin, Hilliard, Worthington and Upper Arlington, and fire services to Washington Township (Dublin), Norwich Township (Hilliard), Worthington and Upper Arlington. Director Jay Somerville leads the center as the Technical Services Bureau at the Dublin Police Department. With more than 33 years of service in public safety, Director Somerville started his career as a dispatcher with the City of Lima in 1986 at the age of 16. He moved to Dublin in 1992 and has previously held the positions of dispatcher, communications training officer and shift supervisor. He has also been recognized by the National Emergency Number Association as a certified Emergency Number Professional (ENP). For more than 20 years, Director Somerville has travelled nationwide providing training and certification for trainers, supervisors and managers of 911 dispatch centers, including 15 years as an adjunct instructor for the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Institute. An active APCO member since 1989, Director Somerville is a life member of the Ohio Chapter of APCO and has served as a two time past president. He currently serves as the legislative liaison for Ohio APCO and represents Ohio APCO on the Ohio Statewide Emergency Services Network committee, serving as the chair of the Ohio PSAP Operations subcommittee.