Communications Department

The Communications Division of The Sanford Police Department provides Enhanced 9-1-1 for the citizens of Sanford and Lee County, North Carolina. The Communications Division also provides dispatch of the following:

Sanford Police Department Central Carolina Advanced Life Support Sanford Fire Department Tramway Rural Fire Department West Sanford Fire Department Deep River Fire Department Cape Fear Fire Department

Northview Fire Department Lemon Springs Fire Department Carolina Trace Fire Department Northwest Pocket Fire Department Lee County Fire Marshall Sanford Public Works Lee County Emergency Management

Communications Center Staff

 Director, Patrick N. Garner, ENP

These telecommunicators work 12-hour rotating shifts. They work four (4) days (6:30 am – 6:30 pm), off for four (4) days, four (4) nights (6:30 pm – 6:30 am), and off for four (4) days, then returning to day shift.

All telecommunicators are EMD (Emergency Medical Dispatcher) Certified and must maintain their EMD certification through continuing education through Central Carolina Community College.

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