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Lancaster Police Department |
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405 E. Arch St., Lancaster, SC 29720 |
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803/283-1173 FAX 803/286-4632 |
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911 Central Dispatch
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The 911 Center at the Lancaster Police Department consists of nine E-911 operators. They are charged with the responsibility for answering 911 and dispatching calls for service to police and fire personnel.
The 911 Center is equipped with Enhanced 911 which traces the incoming calls, computerized Motorola Centracom ELITEİ Base Station Radios, Computer Aided Dispatching with Power Mappingİ, National Crime Information Center 2000 Computer Systemİ, and Computerized instant playback equipment.
Each Telecommunications Officer receives specialized training at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia, SC for NCIC 2000 and E-911 Telecommunications Specialist. The Communication's Division is divided up into four teams of two TCO's. There is also one part-time TCO who supplements as needed. The teams work a revolving twelve-hour shift. Their shifts change every other Friday. Click here to view their schedule
Telecommunications Officer answer calls for service for the Lancaster Police Department and the Lancaster Fire Department. Calls for EMS are transferred to the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office for dispatching. 911 should only be called for an actual emergency.
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