The next time you dial 911 from Bronxville or Scarsdale, a dispatcher might be able to see what you see.

Westchester County is set to receive $1.9 million in state funding to upgrade the emergency radio networks and 911 infrastructure that police, fire, and EMS crews across the county rely on every shift. A chunk of that money will go toward building out Next Generation 911 technology, which would let dispatchers receive texts, photos, and live video from callers at the scene of an emergency instead of depending entirely on a voice description.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the $110 million statewide package on Thursday, July 9. Westchester's cut breaks into two grants: $1,549,916 through the Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant Program for radio system upgrades, training, and equipment maintenance, and $350,338 through the Public Safety Answering Points Operations Grant Program to modernize 911 center operations.

State Sen. Shelley Mayer, whose 37th District covers Scarsdale and Eastchester, said she was "pleased that Westchester County will receive more than $1.5 million to strengthen emergency communications for our first responders."

That $1.5 million figure refers to the radio grant alone. The county's combined award totals $1,900,254.

The practical difference for residents: Land Mobile Radio is the backbone system officers and firefighters use to talk to each other and to dispatch during a call. When those systems age out or lose interoperability, responders from neighboring departments can't communicate on the same channel at a mutual-aid scene. The SICG grant targets exactly that problem.

Westchester ranked third among Hudson Valley counties in total funding. Orange County topped the list at $2,354,930, followed by Rockland at $2,167,650. The region's seven counties will split $12.1 million overall.

No timeline has been announced for when upgraded systems will go live. The grants flow to Westchester County's Department of Emergency Services, which operates the dispatch infrastructure serving Bronxville, Scarsdale, and Eastchester police and fire departments.

Residents can track updates through the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services website.