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Central Dispatch is charged with the following primary tasks:

q       Answer all 911 and non-emergency calls within Clare County and provide direction or instruction to those callers.

q       Dispatch a total of 12 police, fire, and ambulance services.

q       Provide an after-hours answering point for the Sheriff’s Department.

There are 10 extensively trained personnel that staff the center 24 hours, 365 days a year, providing service to our county’s approx. 32,000 residents in an area of 576 square miles.  The center also houses the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), used in the event of a large casualty or extended duration event; the EOC is also used by various agencies and groups for meetings and training.