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Sheriff shines spotlight on Lincoln County communications center and jail

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DAVENPORT - "9-1-1 What is the location of your emergency?"

This phrase is used multiple times a day in the Lincoln County Communications Center, where nine full-time dispatch/corrections deputies and two supervisors provide 24/7 coverage. At least two dispatchers are on duty at all times in the Communications Center, working days, nights, weekends and holidays, responsible for answering all 911 calls made within Lincoln County or transferred from neighboring counties and agencies. They handle dispatching for the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, two police departments, the National Park Servic...

 

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