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Communications
The Mitchell Emergency
Communications Center provides Enhanced 911 Service to Davison, Aurora,
Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook, and Brule Counties in South Dakota. Our
communications system is designed to cover nearly 3,900 square miles,
125 miles of which Interstate 90 is heavily traveled, and serve a total
population of 45,000.
In addition to
dispatching to 6 sheriff's offices, 9 police departments, 20 fire
departments, 11 ambulances services and 6 first responder/rescue squads,
we also provide all radio communications and handle routine business
calls for the Department of Public Safety which consists of
Police, Fire, EMS, Traffic and Animal Control. We are located
within the City Public Safety Center complex and dispatch over 16,000
calls per year.
Our staff is comprised
of a director, 9 full time and 2 part time
communication specialists. Our specialists work rotating 10-hour
schedules. We are pleased to have our profession recognized through
South Dakota's Law Enforcement Training Academy with an 80-hour
certification program requiring successful completion within the first
year of employment. Our communications specialists are also all
certified in emergency medical dispatch, which allows them to give
pre-arrival instructions in emergency medical situations.
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