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Sumner County Emergency Communications
Welcome to
Sumner County Emergency Communications
STAFF
James A. Reed, 911 Director
(620) 326-3398
John M Tracy, Asst. 911 Director
(620) 326-2884
Sandy Ray, TAC Officer
(620) 326-2884
Watch Supervisors
Marcie Bristor, Day Shift
Robert Patterson, Swing Shift
Bobby Antonich, Night Shift
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INSIDE 9-1-1
Emergency Telephone Service
Sumner County Emergency Communications was established for the purpose of providing the citizens
of Sumner County with 9-1-1 emergency telephone service. Annually, dispatchers receive around
22,000 calls for service through landline and cellular telephones from residents, visitors, and persons
traveling through the county. Sumner County serves the communities of;
Dispatchers use a computer that displays caller information on the screen, and gives them the
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.



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.
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..
- Argonia
- Caldwell
- Dalton
- Hunnewell
- Millerton
- Peck
- Riverdale
- Suppesville
- Ashton
- Conway Springs
- Drury
- Mayfield
- Milton
- Perth
- Rome
- Wellington
- Anson
- Belle Plaine
- Corbin
- Geuda Springs
- Milan
- Oxford
- Portland
- South Haven