Communications
& 911
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The Law Enforcement
Center is located in Washington. The LEC was built in 1996; it
contains the Washington County Communications Department and the
Washington County Sheriff’s Department,
and the Washington County Emergency
Preparedness Office.
The
Washington County Communication Office is open 24 hour a day, 365
days a year. The Communication Center
dispatches Law Enforcement, Fire and Ambulance services for the
whole county which is 900 square miles.
Although people are not generally aware of the pressures and duties
of the Emergency Dispatcher, one thing is certain: no
department, law enforcement, fire or ambulance, can function without
a talented, patient, and highly trained staff of professional
dispatchers. While dealing with dozens or hundreds of mundane calls
a day, they must also be ready to take the life-or-death call that
could come at any minute.
In Washington, the dispatchers usually work alone. This means they
are responsible for all incoming phone calls, radio traffic with up
to five or more officers, running warrant and license plate checks,
helping citizens who come into the lobby, assisting neighboring law
enforcement agencies, innumerable pieces of paper generated by
administrative tasks too numerous to mention.
Duties &
Responsibilities:
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Accurately gather and distribute information quickly
and efficiently.
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Dispatch the appropriate type and number of units in
response to call.
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Monitor safety of responding units.
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Provide medical instruction if necessary.
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Receiving, monitoring and transmitting radio messages.
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Data entry into the various law enforcement computer systems.
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Maintenance of log of phone calls and radio communications.
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Assist citizens who are not sure what to do about solving many of
the problems that confront them, or who just need someone to talk
to.
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Assist Officers in the performance of their duties by searching,
obtaining, and relaying information the officers need to stay safe
while responding to situations that can be extremely dangerous.
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Assist Officers by searching various national, state and local
databases and other sources for information critical to
investigations and services to the community.
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Serve as matron when needed for prisoners.
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Updating court orders and warrants for wanted persons into
national, state and local databases
Administrative Services:
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Receptionists, clerical support, filing, and as records clerks. All
organizational reports, court information, and in-coming activity is
processed by dispatchers. We handle the collection, review, storage,
and distribution of all offense and accident reports, citations,
civil papers, warrants, fingerprinting and departmental arrest
reports.
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Perform
Background Investigations for Military and other law enforcement
agencies.
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Copies of Offense & Accident Reports
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MVR Request
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VIN Inspections
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Address:
301 B Street
Washington, KS 66968
Phone:
785-325-2293
Fax:
785-325-2924
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