Emergency Communications provides high-quality public safety communications within the county. This includes:
- Receiving and processing emergency 911 calls for assistance
- Receiving non-emergency calls for service
- Providing dispatch services to nine fire and EMS departments
- Providing dispatch services to four local police departments and the Sheriff’s Office
- Utilizing National Emergency Medical, Emergency Police, and Emergency Fire dispatch call processing protocols
- Providing after-hours administrative telephone support to the Sheriff’s Office
- Providing management of the digital trunked public safety two-way 700 MHz radio system