Radio Practices
Within 30 seconds of the receipt of the 911 call, the ECC will transmit three alert tones and announce the community, type of incident, and address. This is known as the "pre-announcement". The pre-announcement is a key component of our dispatch operation. Upon receiving the pre-announcement, resources are expected to don appropriate personnel protective equipment and respond if the incident is within their planned response level area based on the standard response for the specific type of incident, ie fire, hazmat, medical, etc.

After the pre-announcement quick calls are selected and resources dispatched. The ECC then completes a response check back, names the incident and assigns a tactical frequency.

If multiple calls are received, those incidents are pre-announced and dispatched in order of priority. Medicals in order of seriousness, rescues, fires, and other incidents all have an assigned priority.