Cherokee E-911 Center Retains Accreditation

Cherokee County’s E-911 Center has retained its status as an accredited agency.

The center on Saturday, Nov. 15 hosted assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, who spent four days inspecting the center’s operations. Cherokee County E-911 passed its re-accreditation process and it will retain the status through November 2017, according to its press release

Cherokee County E-911 has been a CALEA-accredited agency since November 2011. It was only the fourth standalone 911 in the state of Georgia to receive this national accreditation. Currently, there are less than agencies statewide that are either accredited or attempting to become so.

CALEA publishes 218 professional standards for Emergency Communications Centers. These standards cover areas such as organization and management, recruitment and supervision, training and operations and critical incidents and special operations. The accreditation cycle is for three years at which time the agency must be re-accredited.

“If the time comes where you find yourself faced with an emergency requiring you to dial 911, you can feel confident knowing that the men and women of Cherokee County E-911 are striving to serve you at the highest level possible,” the agency added.

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