Calling 911
Our service partner for 911 call taking and emergency dispatch is MACC 911 - Multi Agency Communications Center.
When to call 911
If you are unsure how serious an incident is, do not hesitate to call 911. Assistance will be dispatched.
- Crimes in-progress or crimes where the suspect is still in the vicinity
- Traffic accidents when parties involved are still on-scene
- Hit-and-run traffic accidents
- Any crime involving bodily assault
- Any domestic violence crime
- Threats or immediate risk to life or property
- Theft or intentional damage to property with at least $10,000 in loss or damages
- Motor vehicle (licensed for the road) theft
- Bomb, terrorist, or hate-bias threats or acts
- Burglary (entering a structure with the intent to commit a crime, theft, or damage to property)
- Suspicious persons, vehicles, or circumstances when in-progress suspects are still in the area
- Fire or possible fire
- Emergency medical needs
MACC 911 also has a Non-Emergency line 509-762-1160. Non-emergency phone numbers can be used for any general call related to the police, fire, or medical agencies that is not a life-threatening emergency. This non-emergency line will ring into the MACC dispatch center 24/7/365.
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