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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

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Call our non-emergency number

(906) 495-3312, for things such as:

  • Barking dogs, noise complaints or loud vehicles

  • VIN inspections (providing you have the necessary Secretary of State paperwork)

  • Peace officer standby’s

  • Events that occurred more than 24 hours ago

Board Meeting

Chippewa County Central Dispatch Board of Directors

2025 MEETING SCHEDULE

LEPT (Local Emergency Planning Team)

2025 MEETING SCHEDULE

LEPC (Local Emergency Planning Committee)

2025 MEETING SCHEDULE

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Central Dispatch Information

Central Dispatch is charged with the following primary tasks:

  • Answer all 911 and non-emergency calls within Chippewa County and provide direction or instruction to those callers

  • Dispatch police, fire and ambulance services

  • 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:  

  • The location where help is needed

  • The phone number you are calling from

  • What exactly is going on now

  • Your name

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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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