Did you know that more than 30 separate public safety and health emergency responding agencies rely on Lapeer County Central Dispatch?
- 10 Police agencies
- 18 Fire departments
- 5 EMS agencies
- 7 Medical First Responder Teams
Nearly 800 Public Safety Personnel all communicate and manage emergencies with tremendous cost saving by having 1 consolidated dispatch agency.
Lapeer County Central Dispatch serves a population of about 88,000 citizens.
Last year Central Dispatch processed over 67,000 calls for assistance from all 18 townships, villages, and cities throughout the county.
By having a comprehensive, consolidated dispatch system, our citizens and public safety responders have the benefits of:
- A single point of contact for all public safety response
- More efficient response time to emergencies
- Reduced confusion and proper agency response
- Enhanced safety for responding emergency personnel
- Elimination of duplication of services
- Responsible, efficient, and economical use of dispatch services
- Inter-agency cooperation and oversight
- Enhanced 9-1-1
- Enhanced Wireless 9-1-1
- Integrated Public Safety Radio Communications
- Computer-aided dispatch
- Emergency medical dispatch
- Emergency operations center
- Central dispatch authority
