Hancock County 911 Center sees an increase in emergency calls (IN)

by | Feb 4, 2022 | Comm Center News

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Emily Sparks works at her station during her shift at the Hancock County 911 Center. Officials with the county 911 center reported over 79,000 calls to the center in 2021 with over 31,000 being 911 emergency calls, a new county call record. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.

HANCOCK COUNTY — They handle the most serious and stressful calls in the county and, according to statistics, local 911 dispatchers are doing so at one of the highest rates over the past several years.

Hancock County 911 processed over 79,000 phone calls in 2021, including 31,000 different 911 emergency calls, a new county high compared to the 26,000 they had in 2020…