The primary mission of the Department is to receive 911 emergency calls for ambulance, fire, rescue, or police, and to dispatch and/or coordinate the response of the appropriate agencies. The Center also serves as the emergency contact point for the County Health Department, Social Services, the Sanitary District, and Animal Control, while coordinating both volunteer and professional resources during large-scale disasters.
Our dispatchers are our life line.
Without them we would be lost.
If we did not have them,
What would be the cost?
We would have no information
On the criminals we pursue.
And when we got into trouble,
Without them what would we do?
They’re our link to our nearest backup,
They get info on cars we have stopped.
Without them on the radio,
We wouldn’t be much of a cop.
They call out the fire trucks and medics,
And they deal with the walk ins and freaks.
And every other situation,
That through our front door peaks.
So the next time you push the button,
And into the mike you speak.
Just remember to appreciate the voice
On the other end that’s there from week to week.
Our dispatchers are our life line,
I know this to be true.
Cause I sure wouldn’t want to be out there,
Without one to protect us the way they do!!
– Author Unknown
