Communications Center

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 July 2011 22:32

Published on Wednesday, 27 July 2011 22:32

The Dickinson County Communications Center handles all 911 and non-emergency calls for Dickinson County. The center is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week and dispatches for the following agencies:

• Dickinson County Sheriff's Office
• Arnolds Park Police
• Lake Park Police
• Milford Police
• Okoboji Police
• Spirit Lake Police
• Arnolds Park/Okoboji Fire & Rescue
• Lake Park Fire Department
• Milford Fire & Rescue
• Spirit Lake Fire Department
• Spirit Lake First Responders
• Superior Fire & Rescue
• Terril Fire Department
• Lakes Regional Healthcare Ambulance
• Lake Park Ambulance
• Terril Ambulance
• Iowa Department of Natural Resources Lakes Patrol

In addition, the Communications Center maintains contact with these agencies:

• Iowa State Patrol
• Iowa Department of Natural Resources
• Iowa DOT Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement
• Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation

The Sheriff's Office employs eight full-time and two part-time dispatchers to handle the thousands of calls for service that are generated each year in Dickinson County.

For more information on the E-911 System in Dickinson County, visit the Dickinson County E-911 Website.