When you need help, we answer your call. The Coos County Sheriff's Office 9-1-1/Dispatch Center provides emergency dispatch for law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services. Our staff is trained and prepared to handle emergencies called into our center every day. As a 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) in Coos County, the Communications Division is responsible for answering the emergency calls from over 42,000 of the county's 63,000 residents. In addition, the Sheriff's Office dispatches for 18 other agencies throughout the county.
DIAL 9-1-1 for emergencies
TEXT 9-1-1 if you are unable to call
DIAL 541-269-8911 Ext 1 to report non-emergent incidents/issues
DIAL *OSP to report a non-emergent incident on a State Highway or to speak to Oregon State Police (OSP webpage click here)
DIAL 511 for road and weather conditions in Oregon or visit http://tripcheck.com
SIGN UP for emergency alerts in your area with EVERBRIDGE (click here)
HELPFUL GUIDE FOR CALLING 9-1-1, Please (click here)
| LAW ENFORCEMENT | FIRE | MEDICAL |
|---|---|---|
| Coos County Sheriff's Office | Bandon | Myrtle Point Ambulance |
| Bandon Police | Bridge | Powers Ambulance |
| Myrtle Point Police | Charleston | |
| Powers Police | Dora Sitkum | |
| Fairview | ||
| Greenacres | ||
| Hauser | ||
| Lakeside | ||
| Millington | ||
| Myrtle Point | ||
| North Bay | ||
| Powers | ||
| Sumner |
Dispatch also provides part time dispatch support to Federal Law Enforcement Officers with BLM and the USFS. Dispatch transfers medical calls to Bay Cities Ambulance Service, a private emergency medical care provider that responds to medical calls in the Bandon, Coos Bay, and North Bend areas.
Coos Bay Police Department operates our sister PSAP answering 9-1-1 calls and dispatching for the Cities of Coos Bay, North Bend, Coquille, and the Coquille Tribal Reservation.
Two Supervisors, and ten Dispatchers staff the center 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There are always at least two (2) dispatchers on duty at any given time, and three (3) on during our peak hours. All of our staff are certified as Telecommunicators and Emergency Medical Dispatchers by the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Our newest members started in 2023, but most of our staff have over seven years of experience. Our most experienced employee has 10 years of dispatch experience!
In 2023 Dispatch took 92,558 calls. 22,988 of those were 9-1-1 calls and the remaining calls were non-emergent in nature calls. Our center handled over 46,000 calls for service in 2022.