Chippewa
County,
Michigan
911 Central Dispatch &
Emergency Management
Address:
4657 West Industrial Park Dr.
Kincheloe, MI 49788
Phone:
906-495-7488
Director:
Greg Postma
Office Hours:
24 hours 7 days a week
Fax:
906-495-7489
Operations Manager:
Sara Ostwald
Call our non-emergency number
(906) 495-3312, for things such as:
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Barking dogs, noise complaints or loud vehicles
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VIN inspections (providing you have the necessary Secretary of State paperwork)
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Peace officer standby’s
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Events that occurred more than 24 hours ago
Board Meeting
LEPT (Local Emergency Planning Team)
Central Dispatch Information
Central Dispatch is charged with the following primary tasks:
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Answer all 911 and non-emergency calls within Chippewa County and provide direction or instruction to those callers
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Dispatch police, fire and ambulance services
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Provide an after-hours answering point for the Human Services and all county Department of Public works
When You Need Help
To report a potential life or property-threatening incident, dial 911. It may take up to 7 seconds before you’ll hear a ringing tone while your call is routed to our center – do not hang up and call back! Once your call is answered, tell us:
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The location where help is needed
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The phone number you are calling from
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What exactly is going on now
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Your name
EMD(Emergency Medical Dispatch)
The telecommunicator may ask questions to determine what kind of assistance to provide – these questions will ultimately allow us to help you or those in need. Depending on your problem, we may ask:
All full-time dispatch personnel are EMD(Emergency Medical Dispatch) certified and are able to provide “pre-arrival instructions” to callers on everything from infant CPR to managing a seizure patient.
If you need help but are unable to speak dial 911 and stay on the phone.
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