Emergency Telephone Service
Sumner County Emergency Communica-
tions was established for the purpose of
providing the citizens of Sumner County
with 9-1-1 emergency telephone service.
Annually, dispatchers receive around
14,000 calls for service through landline
and cellular telephones from residents,
visitors, and persons traveling through
the county.
Sumner County serves the communities of
ability to route the call as necessary.
Centralized Dispatch
An added benefit of the Department is through the provision of
Centralized Dispatch services. Once 9-1-1 calls are received and
processed, dispatchers notify and coordinate the response of police,
fire, emergency medical services, and emergency management to
the emergency scene.
Agencies are dispatched by radio or paging system. Using one
of nine assigned radio channels, dispatchers communicate with
field units, documenting their times, monitoring their status, and
sending additional needed resources to the scene.
When a 9-1-1 call is received, information about the call is
entered into a Computer Aided Dispatch system. This system tracks
and documents 9-1-1 calls for service, maintains a list of available
response units and their status, and provides a county map with
aerial photography to help locate incident scenes and plot the
location of wireless telephone calls.
Sumner County Emergency Communications dispatches for
37 response agencies that are responsible for protecting the
citizens of Sumner County.
Dispatchers also handle the day to day operations of field
units including traffic stops, follow up investigations, etc.
Sumner County Emergency Communica-
tions was established for the purpose of
providing the citizens of Sumner County
with 9-1-1 emergency telephone service.
Annually, dispatchers receive around
14,000 calls for service through landline
and cellular telephones from residents,
visitors, and persons traveling through
the county.
Sumner County serves the communities of
ability to route the call as necessary.
Centralized Dispatch
An added benefit of the Department is through the provision of
Centralized Dispatch services. Once 9-1-1 calls are received and
processed, dispatchers notify and coordinate the response of police,
fire, emergency medical services, and emergency management to
the emergency scene.
Agencies are dispatched by radio or paging system. Using one
of nine assigned radio channels, dispatchers communicate with
field units, documenting their times, monitoring their status, and
sending additional needed resources to the scene.
When a 9-1-1 call is received, information about the call is
entered into a Computer Aided Dispatch system. This system tracks
and documents 9-1-1 calls for service, maintains a list of available
response units and their status, and provides a county map with
aerial photography to help locate incident scenes and plot the
location of wireless telephone calls.
Sumner County Emergency Communications dispatches for
37 response agencies that are responsible for protecting the
citizens of Sumner County.
Dispatchers also handle the day to day operations of field
units including traffic stops, follow up investigations, etc.
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Kansas Criminal Justice Information System
Another function of SCEC is the operation and management
of the Kansas Criminal Justice Information System (KCJIS). KCJIS
is a computerized network which incorporates several databases
of information into one system and enables a nationwide communi-
cation system between law enforcement agencies.
Through this system, Public Safety Dispatchers check the status
of license plates and drivers license files through the Division of
Motor Vehicles, Wants and Warrants through the National Crime
Information Center, and criminal history background information
through the Interstate Identification Index. The system also allows teletype messages to be sent
to any law enforcement agency across the nation.
The KCJIS computer network also carries weather watches and warnings issued by the National
Weather Service which are monitored by Public Safety Dispatchers. These watches and warnings
are relayed to responders so they can prepare for the impact.
Another function of SCEC is the operation and management
of the Kansas Criminal Justice Information System (KCJIS). KCJIS
is a computerized network which incorporates several databases
of information into one system and enables a nationwide communi-
cation system between law enforcement agencies.
Through this system, Public Safety Dispatchers check the status
of license plates and drivers license files through the Division of
Motor Vehicles, Wants and Warrants through the National Crime
Information Center, and criminal history background information
through the Interstate Identification Index. The system also allows teletype messages to be sent
to any law enforcement agency across the nation.
The KCJIS computer network also carries weather watches and warnings issued by the National
Weather Service which are monitored by Public Safety Dispatchers. These watches and warnings
are relayed to responders so they can prepare for the impact.
Caller Safety
In recent years, the public has come to expect Public Safety Dispatchers to do more than simply
send help; they expect the dispatchers themselves to provide help before responders arrive.
Public Safety Dispatchers provide instructions to callers that help keep them safe while they
wait the arrival of police, fire, EMS, or Emergency Management. Dispatchers offer advice on what
callers can do to avoid injury, and provide instructions for medical techniques that can help keep
victims stable until EMS can arrive on the scene through administration of the Emergency Medical
Dispatch program..
In recent years, the public has come to expect Public Safety Dispatchers to do more than simply
send help; they expect the dispatchers themselves to provide help before responders arrive.
Public Safety Dispatchers provide instructions to callers that help keep them safe while they
wait the arrival of police, fire, EMS, or Emergency Management. Dispatchers offer advice on what
callers can do to avoid injury, and provide instructions for medical techniques that can help keep
victims stable until EMS can arrive on the scene through administration of the Emergency Medical
Dispatch program..
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