WBBJ TV February 9, 2021 Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas is asking the community to help bridge that gap. “Just in hopes that people who live in Gibson County, or maybe another county, will reach out to their local first responders, their dispatch units, and give them that information ahead of time, so we’ll know how to act accordingly when we arrive,” Sheriff Thomas said. The post was made on the sheriff’s department’s Facebook page on Monday, with instructions on how to call dispatch and examples of what types of information would help. “If a kid lives there who is autistic and the lights and sirens affect that kid differently, we need to know that information before we arrive so we make sure to cut the lights and sirens off,” Sheriff Thomas said.