Williamson County Emergency Communications has reached a significant milestone in emergency dispatch by earning its Emergency Medical Dispatch Accredited Center of Excellence designation, becoming the first Tri-ACE accredited emergency communications center in Texas and the 32nd in the world.
This 911 call center never sleeps, fielding about 4,000 calls every day. In 2025 alone, the lines have lit up 2.1 million times.
Weld County’s dispatchers answer about 350,000 calls per year, getting people emergency help at a moment’s notice across more than 4,000 square miles.
In addition to sending police, fire or medical help, dispatchers at the Weld County Regional Communications Center help connect people with police administrative services. The center works with 43 police, fire and EMS agencies.
COAL GROVE — Most callers probably haven’t noticed but all 911 calls have been consolidated into a single, countywide center.
Before, the Lawrence County 911 Communications Center was at Joint Response Operations Center (JROC) in Coal Grove and the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office dispatch was at the sheriff’s office in Ironton. Now both are in JROC.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Augusta 911 center has been named 2025 Communications Center of the Year at the Georgia Emergency Communications Conference in Athens.
The award recognizes excellence in public safety communications, innovation, leadership and service.
