Emergency Communications
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1146
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Physical Address: Directions
9101 Courthouse Road
Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Purpose:
Emergency Communications provides emergency dispatch services to public safety agencies in the County.
Department Head: Captain L. Wright,
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office
Professional Standards Division
Phone Number: (540) 507-7164
The
Emergency Communications Center (ECC) is a unit within the Professional
Standards Division (PSD). The ECC is staffed
twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year.
The ECC is responsible to answer all 9-1-1 calls for the County, as well
as some administrative numbers for the Sheriff’s Office. The ECC provides dispatch services for the
Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services, as
well as the Chancellor Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department and the
Spotsylvania Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.
The
Criminal Warrants function of the Sheriff’s Office is a component of the
Emergency Communications Center (ECC).
The criminal warrants function operates twenty-four hours a day, every
day of the year. This function is
responsible to receive, enter, and remove criminal warrants from the internal
records management system as well as the Virginia Crime Information Network and
National Crime Information Center as required by law.
Mission Statement:
It is the mission of the Spotsylvania County Emergency Communications Department to provide rapid and convenient access to Public Safety for the citizens of this community or those passing through.
- The County shall respond to their calls for assistance in a timely manner and with the appropriate response.
- The County shall offer our assistance to all other agencies when requested and within our means.
- The County shall strive to accomplish this by hiring only those who demonstrate a desire and aptitude for Public Safety.
- The County shall attract personnel with a competitive salary, provide them with the proper training and the latest technological resources within our means.