The Jasper County Communications Center is a consolidated dispatch center; providing police, fire, and emergency medical dispatch services to the citizens and visitors of Jasper County.

Jasper County Communications Center was founded to provide the vital link between the citizens of Jasper County and all emergency responders, to include police, fire fighters, and emergency medical technicians during times of emergency. Housed in the Emergency Services Building, the center is built to operate eight (8) console positions, and also serves as a backup center to Beaufort County Communications in times of disaster, should the need to relocate occur.

As a 9-1-1 PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point), the Jasper County Communications Center is required to:

• Provide an enhanced 9-1-1 center; providing ANI (Automatic Number Identifier) and ALI (Automatic Location Identifier) features.

• Provide a sufficient number of 9-1-1 lines.

• Provide an electronic recording system that records all incoming and outgoing 9-1-1 calls, as well as radio transmissions from the dispatch channels.

• Provide immediate call-back options of recordings for 9-1-1 personnel to access.

• Maintain a physically secure facility to house the 9-1-1 Center.

• Provide the equipment necessary to communicate with the hearing/speaking impaired.

• Employ communications personnel that have been trained and certified in the Telecommunications Specialist Course at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.

• Employ communications personnel that are certified NCIC operators, CPR certified, and EMD certified.

Philip A. Cothran Communications Manager

Phone: 843.547.8454 Email: pcothran@jaspercountysc.gov

Non-emergency Line: 843.726.7519
Fax: 843.726.7784