Stop a Crime, Stop a Fire, Save a Life!  

A  Nationally Accredited Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS Agency

      Directed by William A. Aldrich, the Lynchburg Emergency Communications Center (LynComm) began operations on March 10, 1985.  As the City of Lynchburg’s only Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), the Center is responsible for receiving and dispatching all police, fire, and EMS calls for service that originate within the city limits.  The Center’s 24 telecommunicators handle approximately 140,000 such calls per year.   

       At 10:33 hours on Sunday, September 27, 1998 the City of Lynchburg transferred its 911 lines and LynComm began operations in its new showcase facility.  At a cost of $1.2 million this new 8,926 square foot self-reliant dispatch center features; Ericsson state-of-the-art radio communications capability on a regional scale, Open Software Solutions Visual Computer Aided Dispatching (CAD) package, and Bell Atlantic’s  Plant Equipment Inc. Electo Key Enhanced 911 system.

     This modern facility also houses the City’s new Emergency Operations Center   (EOC)  with advanced city-wide  operational  status   capability through a Gateway Destination computer system.  This system provides links to CAD operational activity and field unit status, along with up-to-date local Doplar radar weather forecasting, the Internet, and the World Wide Web.  These advancements provide the new EOC with greater control during large-scale disaster operations, thus enhancing the City’s ability to respond effectively and efficiently to major and city wide emergency situations.

     Phase II of this complex project was completed in the spring of 2000 and utilizes advanced mobile data terminals to provided wireless data operations for Police, Fire, and Public Works.  The City of Lynchburg gratefully dedicates this critical service facility to the safety and welfare of its citizens.  

The Invisible Links

Ed Sulzbach Day

LYNCHBURG EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS MISSION STATEMENT 

    The Lynchburg Emergency Communications Center operates to provide readily available access to Police, Fire, and EMS Services for the citizens of Lynchburg Virginia.

     The goal of this agency is to respond with assistance to all emergencies in an expedient manner  as to provide the best protection available in attempting to save lives and property.  

LYNCHBURG EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS RECRUITING