CUMBERLAND, Md — If one function stands out as the hinge pin for the entire emergency services system in Allegany County, it would be the county’s 911 Joint Communications Center.
“When you dial 911, that is the worst day of your life,” according to James Pyles, director of the Allegany County Department of Emergency Services.
Pyles said the county 911 Center receives over 1,000 911 calls and over 2,000 administrative calls each week. In addition to real-time emergency dispatch services, the center provides coordination and technical support to all radios for every volunteer fire department in Allegany County and all EMS locations, including the Cumberland Fire Department, the Cumberland Police Department, the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office, Frostburg City Police Department, Luke Police Department and Lonaconing Police Department… READ MORE
