Ford County Emergency Communications - We Never Close!!!
Our Mission
The mission of the Ford County Communications Team is to instill confidence and trust in the citizens and agencies of Ford County, by providing effective leadership in Emergency Communications.
Ford County and the City of Dodge City combined their Emergency Communication Departments in April of 1993 into one fully functional Emergency Communications and Dispatch Center. This center is located in the lower level of the Ford County Government Center at 100 Gunsmoke in Dodge City, Kansas. The Center, when fully staffed, operates 24/7 with 15 full time, 2 part time telecommunicators. The centers operates as the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and the dispatch center for the Ford County Area. This means only one number to call for Police, Fire and Medical Services to all of Ford County's citizens and visitors.
Our telecommunicators are highly trained personnel. They are put through a 12 month training program. They are trained call takers, dispatchers and Emergency Medical Dispatchers or EMD. To find out more about our training visit the training section at the left.
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Written by Communications
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Department Listings Calls for Service Received and Dispatched
Jan 1 thru Dec 31, 2011
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Dodge City Police Department
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31,905 |
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Dodge City Fire Department |
1,185 |
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Dodge City Animal Control |
2,750 |
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Ford County Sheriff's Department |
17,903 |
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Ford County Medical Services |
2,817 |
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Kansas Highway Patrol |
140 |
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Spearville Police Department |
291 |
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Bucklin Police Department |
123 |
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911 Calls for Service - wireless 12,141 or 80% |
15,201 |
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Communications Handled by Dispatch - calls not requiring a response |
2,299 |
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Communications Center Phone Calls - calls received non-emergency |
92,128 |
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Total Calls for Service |
166,742 |
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