The Public Safety Communications Center (PSC) is a joint venture
between the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and the Public
Safety Communications Services section of the Sarasota County
Emergency Services Business Center.
- All PSC personnel are employed and managed by the
Sheriff’s Office while the logistical, technical planning
and the operating budget are provided by Public Safety
Communications Services.
- The PSC is a 6,700 square foot facility that has been in
operation since February 10, 1996.
- This state-of-the-art communications center is the
primary answering point for all 9-1-1 calls for Sarasota
County.
- The PSC provides full communications services for the
Sarasota County Fire Department, Nokomis Volunteer Fire
Department, city of Venice Fire Department, North Port Fire
Department, Englewood Fire Control District, Sarasota City
Police Department and the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
The PSC became an accredited facility by the Association of
Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) and Commission on
Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in
November 2002. The PSC has also been reaccredited twice under
the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office by the Commision for
Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA), and once under the
Sarasota Police Department by the (CFA).
The PSC utilizes a Motorola Astro 800 MHz Smart Net digital
trunked radio system, Intergraph Public Safety Computer Aided
Dispatch computer (CAD) , and CML computerized telephone system.
The PSC maintains a fully functional back-up/training center in
the event that the main center must be evacuated. There would be
no interruption of service to the public during an evacuation.
The PSC has staffing positions for 113 employees, including
three positions staffed by employees other than Sheriff’s
employees.
