Regional Communications Center

Dispatch is the public safety lifeline for our county.  It answers and dispatches all 911 emergency calls as well as our administrative lines.  They assist people in medical emergencies by providing detailed help to render aid.  They coordinate responding emergency units, and secure other needed services at the scene.  They provide law enforcement with license and registration information, stolen property and wanted persons, critical weather information, and far more information than can be mentioned.

We have a dispatch Sgt and 8 full-time and 2 part-time dispatchers.

When to Call 911: Things Everyone Needs to Know, Things Kids Need to Know, Things Teens Need to Know, Things Parents Need to Know

• http://c.ymcdn.com/…making_911_all_parts_1.pdf

911 For Kids:

• http://www.maine911.com/kids/index2.html
• http://www.911forkids.com

Working in a 911 center requires many hours of specialized training: emergency medical dispatch, certified terminal operator, E911 vesta/pallas training, basic communications training, and becoming licensed through Maine Emergency Medical Services plus six weeks of Corrections Training and continual in-service training and certifications.