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Created in 1985, Cherokee County 9-1-1 answers about 713 calls daily, totaling 264,000 phone calls each year.
All 9-1-1 employees are CPR and Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) certified, enabling them to give life saving instructions until help arrives.
Cherokee County 9-1-1 dispatches units for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Dept, Woodstock Police, Canton Police, Holly Springs Police, Ball Ground Police, Nelson Police, Cherokee County Marshal's, Cherokee County School Police, Cherokee County Fire/Emergency Services, Woodstock Fire and Canton Fire.
Cherokee County 9-1-1 subscribes to the A T & T Language line which can translate over 140 languages; it is normally accessed by using three-way calling to a 1-800 number.
All 9-1-1 personnel are TDD (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) and TTY (Teletypewriter) certified for the deaf and hearing impaired. By federal law, access to 9-1-1 must be provided to the deaf and hearing impaired.
Our department operates four (4) twelve hour shifts
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