Communications Facts:

The Salina Police Department's 9-1-1 Communications Center serves as the public safety answering point for Salina and Saline County, providing emergency and non-emergency call processing, with responsibility for dispatching appropriate Police, Fire, EMS, Sheriff, Emergency Preparedness and Rural Fire units.

Calls Dispatched:

• 2003:  34,561
• 2004:  33,726
• 2005:  34,932
• 2006:  35,299
• 2007:  35,991
• 2008:  34,354

Units Dispatched:

• 2003:  42,720
• 2004:  41,912
• 2005:  43,715
• 2006:  46,754 
• 2007:  44,416
• 2008:  44,318

The Communication Center's state of the art equipment includes a computer aided dispatch system (CAD) that automates information and expedites communication between the public and units in the field. An enhanced 9-1-1 telephone system also provides dispatchers with computerized information regarding the address and telephone number of the calling party. 

Every 911 Operator at the City of Salina Emergency Communications Center has been trained on the proper use of a TDD/TTY. Our dispatchers conduct periodic tests to ensure that not only are the machines working, but that they know how to answer and place TDD/TTY calls. There is never any need to dial a separate number for TTD/TTY calls or to place these calls through a relay service. If you need help, just dial 911. Your call will be placed on the TDD/TTY and handled just like a call from someone without a communications impairment.

Staffed by a team of fourteen highly trained communications specialists and their Bureau Commander, Lt. Wayne Pruitt, Communications Center dispatchers provide a vital 24/7 link between citizens and emergency assistance. Their primary mission is to receive and process all calls for service and coordinate the response of emergency medical dispatch, which enables them to provide callers with special instructions so that proper first aid may be administered to persons in distress prior to the arrival of emergency units.

Public safety in our city and county is critically dependent upon the quick decision making ability and accurate broadcast of information by Communications Center personnel. The citizens of Salina and Saline County are well served by this dedicated group of professionals. Your safety is their concern!