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COMMUNICATIONS CENTER The Okanogan County Communications center is a 24/7 emergency 911 communications center located in Okanogan Washington. Okanogan County is the largest county in land mass in Washington State, encompassing 5,281 square miles.
A branch of the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office the Communications center provides service to the 43,000+ citizens of Okanogan County, and to 32 Law, Fire, and EMS agencies. The Communications Deputies are National Academy of Emergency Dispatch certified, are required to complete the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commissions telecommunicator classes I, II, and III, and the training program takes from 6 months to a year to complete.
In 2007 the communications center dispatched 31,011 calls to public safety agencies, not including traffic stops, and processed 139,939 phone calls including 911 calls.
In early 2006 the Okanogan County Communications center relocated to a newly remodeled facility, and upgraded its equipment to include a state of the art RoIP (Radio over Internet Protocol) radio system. RoIP systems are the future of communications and utilizing this cutting edge technology makes Okanogan County ready to face the future needs of its citizens.
Staff -
1 -911 Director (
Chief Deputy)
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Emergency medical calls
National Telecommunicator Week is April 13-19 2015. During 2012 911 Telecommunicators-Dispatcher in Okanogan
County answered more than 20,000 911 emergency calls for help from the
public. Communicating with excited or panicked callers is difficult
and at times heart-wrenching but helping people is what we love to do. Winter Weather & Holiday Safetyhttp://www.emd.wa.gov/preparedness/prep_infocus.shtml#LightningWhats Your Location video information on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwhT957lSzY Governor Inslee's Public Safety Telecommunications Week proclamation http://www.emd.wa.gov/preparedness/documents/e911_GovernorProclamation.pdf
E-mail comments to our webmaser If you have an emergency or need a deputy to respond, call 911 To file a report over the phone, call the Dispatch Center, (509) 422-7232. Other business call (509) 422-7200 to be directed to the correct location.
Okanogan County Sheriff's Office
123 5th Ave Okanogan WA, 98840 |
Information updated Monday thru Friday |