Our dispatchers are very busy, having handled more than 34,600 calls through the countywide 911 system and more than 93,000 calls through general business lines in 2022. Dispatchers also handle primary public safety dispatching services for the Sheriff’s Office; Sandusky Police and Fire Departments; Perkins Township Police and Fire Departments; Huron Police and Fire Departments; Bay View Police and Fire Departments; Milan Police Department; Berlin Heights Police Department; Kelleys Island Police, Fire, and EMS Departments; and the Groton Township, Margaretta Township, and Vermilion Township Fire Departments.

In addition, dispatchers handle after hours calls for the Erie County Department of Job and Family Services—Children’s Services Division as well as many other public agencies, including highway and utility departments. Dispatchers also are responsible for the processing and validation of all arrest warrants on file at the Sheriff’s Office.