
The
Sheriff's Office dispatchers receive over 20,000 calls per
month ranging from general questions to reporting life threatening
emergencies on 911. Certain deputies are assigned to answering
phones calls and entering information into the CAD (Computer
Aided Dispatch) computer. Another deputy will then retrieve
that information from a separate work-station and dispatch
the call over the radio to the criminal patrol deputy. Besides
answering calls from the public, the dispatchers have the
responsibility of making sure the criminal patrol deputies
are safe and of always knowing where the deputies are. The
dispatchers contact the deputies on the road constantly asking
if they need back-up units or specialized divisions such as
investigators or crime scene technicians.
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