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The San Mateo County Dispatch Center receives 488,095 calls per year.
Each of these 911 calls is answered by one of the San Mateo County dispatchers, located on the second floor of the county’s Emergency Operations Center in Redwood City, California. Windows surround the center and there’s a slideshow of everyone’s pets in the corner, which brings a smile to everyone’s face, some lightness in a stressful workplace.
