9-1-1 Dispatch

The City of Corvallis Police Department operates the Corvallis Regional Communications Center  (CRCC) which provides emergency call answering (E9-1-1) dispatching services for all Benton County emergency providers including:

• Adair Rural Fire District
• Alsea Rural Fire District
• Blodgett Rural Fire District
• Corvallis Fire Department
• Hoskins/Kings Valley Rural Fire District
• Monroe Rural Fire District
• Philomath Rural Fire District
• Benton County Sheriff’s Office
• Corvallis Police Department
• Philomath Police Department

With the passage of the 2019 Benton County Emergency Communications Services County Service District, CRCC was able to add four Dispatch Supervisor positions and is in the process of growing from 16 Dispatchers to a total of 24 Dispatchers to provide better service to communities throughout Benton County.  Carrie Hjertstedt, the 9-1-1 Manager, will continue to oversee growth in the Center.   If you have any feedback regarding CRCC, please visit CPD's Community Comment page.

As a snapshot of CRCC activity, we have included the data below, which shows some statistics related to calls CRCC handles.

                                                                                    2022                2023

Dispatched Calls for Service                                67,104             84,786

9-1-1 Telephone Calls Received                          26,263             27,477

All Other Telephone Calls                                    90,646             85,408

Total All Telephone Calls                                    116,909            112,885