DEPARTMENT: SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COMMUNICATION CENTER
PROGRAM:
REGIONAL DISPATCH MISSION
Southwest Regional Communications Center (SWRCC) is the consolidated emergency communications department serving the communities of Cedar Hill, DeSoto and Duncanville. SWRCC is a primary Public Safety Answering Point, which answers incoming 9-1-1 calls and seamlessly integrates with the Police and Fire departments of each city for responses of personnel and equipment. This coordination of the three cities' resources allows citizens of each city to benefit by receiving the highest level of quality service. SWRCC's mission is to facilitate the delivery of emergency communications with professionalism and integrity, through the efficient and reliable collection and dissemination of critical information to the responders and citizens. Along with the above directives, SWRCC emphasizes Priority P and Priority 1 calls. These calls are defined as life-threatening situations. Priority P are emergency calls, with an emergency defined as a set of circumstances that require immediate Law Enforcement, Fire, and/or EMS response due to the high probability of death or serious injury to a person or a major crime in progress. Priority 1 is just-occurred incidents involving injury or having a high threat to life or bodily harm. The term just occurred normally refers to incidents that have taken place in the past three (3) minutes. Ultimately, the center's overall aim is to remain citizen and responder safety-focused with objectives that will reach our communities and fulfil their needs. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES • Answer at least 90% of all emergent phone lines within ten (10) seconds. • Dispatch, on average, Priority P and Priority 1 calls within sixty (60) seconds of receipt. • Remain professional and exude integrity during all operations with our public, internal units, and external agencies. This will be measured through our Quality Assurance Process; supervisors and management systematically monitor and critique incoming and outgoing phone calls and radio traffic. • Obtain all pertinent information and correctly prioritize calls in order to ensure the officers, fire responders and medical service personnel are safe in their responses; dispatchers will follow protocol standards provided during call taking and dispatching. This will be measured through our Quality Assurance Process; supervisors and management systematically monitor and critique incoming and outgoing phone calls and radio traffic. • Maintain a structured training program to ensure employees remain competent in our discipline and to maintain a knowledgeable, ideal performing work force. A six-week new employee training program is in place to prepare trainees for performance on the dispatch floor. The training program will also provide opportunities for continuing dispatch education for tenured employees. • Keep the community informed of our progression, strategies and other services (e.g., Alarm Monitoring). This will be accomplished through our Public Relations Team and links on our citizen friendly SWRCC website.
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