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Central Dispatch (E911)
We are the primary Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for Hampton County. Services are provided to:
- Hampton County Sheriff's Office
- Municipal Police agencies
- Fire Departments
- Emergency Medical Services
Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate communications records using various computers
- Provide pre arrival instruction on medical calls
- Provide 24-hour support for various departments such as
- Social Services
- Juvenile Justice
- American Red Cross
- Natural Resources
- Animal Control
- Forestry Commission
- County Public Works
- State Maintenance
- Highway Patrol
- Litter Control
- Municipal Water Works
- Emergency Management
- State Law Enforcement Division (SLED)
- Coroner
- Other agencies
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Tinish Bryson-Smith
911 Director
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Physical Address
703 2nd Street West
Hampton, SC 29924
Phone: (803) 943-9261 / (803) 943-9271Fax: (803) 943-7576
- Is 911 the same as EMS?
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No. Although we work closely with EMS, we are not the same. EMS personnel are the ones that respond to the location or scene of the emergency. We are the ones who receive the 911 calls and dispatches EMS to these calls. We are not a sub-unit or division of EMS. We are a separate entity with different functions. We are the point of contact for EMS as to getting help where it is needed. It is common for dispatchers to be trained as medical technician or paramedics. But, remember we are also trained in police and fire assistance. Therefore; we are called public safety.
- Is 911 located in the jail?
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No. We are located at 703 2nd Street West, Hampton and the jail is located at 411 Cemetery Road, Varnville. It is a common misconception that since we dispatch for Law Enforcement, we must be at the jail or police department. Although this may be the case in some areas, it is not in Hampton County. We are the point of contact for Law Enforcement in relation to getting help where it is needed. But once again, we are a separate entity.