9-1-1 Board

9-1-1 BoardMeetings

  • 12:00 pm
  • Meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the quarter. January, April, July & October
  • FMDH downstairs Conference Room

Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Members

  • Dirk Monson, Chairman
  • Robert Weber, Vice Chairman
  • Beth Henville, Secretary

Overview

Call 9-1-1 to report any emergency, Police, Fire, or Medical. If you need help immediately, don't waste time; call 9-1-1 as soon as you think help is needed.

When to Call 9-1-1

  • Car Wreck
  • Someone is choking on their food
  • Someone is drowning
  • Someone is hurt and bleeding
  • Dangerous weather, such as tornadoes, storms

When Not to Call 9-1-1

  • Loud party or music
  • Barking dogs or cats up a tree
  • To report water/electricity out
  • To check for severe weather reports
  • Asking for another agency's phone number

When you call 9-1-1, there is a few seconds of delay. Please don't hang up and redial—stay on the line. Even though it seems like a long time, it isn't. When you hang up and redial, you waste valuable time.

Please answer the dispatcher's questions as calmly as you can. This information is needed to ensure that the injured or sick party gets the best care possible.

Have an emergency contact sheet near your phone with your address (include easy directions if it's hard to find), and phone number.

Valley County 9-1-1 Dispatchers are not Emergency Medical Dispatchers, but we do need some information to pass on the the Ambulance personnel.