Emergency personnel and first responders in Barton County will now have a back-up method to receive messages and alerts from dispatchers after the County Commission approved the purchase of the Active911 system Monday morning. Active911 is a digital messaging system that delivers alarms, maps, and other critical information instantly to first responders’ cell phones via text message and/or email, said 911 Director Doug Hubbard. It also allows response efforts to be monitored in real time and pinpoints the locations of the responders.