The Cuming County Dispatch Center answers calls for and dispatches for Bancroft, Beemer, West Point and Wisner Police Departments, Fire Departments and Rescue Squads. We also dispatch for the Cuming County Sheriff’s Office and answer their phone after hours. The Dispatch Center is separate from all of these departments. There is a Head Dispatcher who answers to and is directed by the E911 Board. This Board consists of a representative from Bancroft, Beemer, West Point, Wisner and a County Supervisor.
The Dispatch Center is Enhanced 911. This means that when someone in Cuming County dials 911 from a land line phone the computer screen in the Dispatch Center will show the phone number, the name of the party that number is registered to, the address and the Police, Fire and Rescue Department for that address. The Dispatcher still verifies that information with the caller to make sure the screen is correct. The Dispatch Center does not have Enhanced 911 for calls made from cellular phones. If the caller dials 911 from a cell phone, the number for that phone will appear on the screen but that is the only information we can obtain. It is important for the caller to know where they are so we can get help to them as quickly as possible.
There is only one Dispatcher on at a time in Cuming County.
The Dispatcher is responsible for:
answering the phone
dispatching the appropriate agency
performing Emergency Medical Dispatch for some 911 calls
checking license plates, driver’s histories, criminal histories for officers
entering warrants in the Law Enforcement computer system
confirming warrants if another county picks up someone on a Cuming County warrant
monitoring all radio traffic
monitoring the weather
anything else that may come up in the course of a shift
The Cuming County Dispatch Center’s non-emergency line is (402) 372-6009.
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(402) 372-6002
Hours: 8:30 – 4:30
200 S. Lincoln Street
West Point, NE 68788
