New emergency operations, dispatch center in Dorchester County nears completion
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Dorchester County will soon have a new 17,000-square-foot emergency operations and dispatch center opening next spring.
County officials say the expansive building will include the following:
- 45 positions on the EOC floor
- 20 dispatch console positions
- Sleeping quarters
- Secure bay for command post
- Commercial kitchen
- Press briefing room and broadcast connections
- Consolidated county data center
The new dispatch center is due to open in Spring 2023.
