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What is the Idaho State EMS Communications Center?

State Communications Center

Idaho State EMS Communications Center (StateComm) is an emergency communications center located in Meridian, Idaho. The center operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When there is a need for help, StateComm is a radio or phone call away.

StateComm provides emergency dispatch and communications for EMS, Idaho Transportation Department, hazardous material incidents, public health emergencies, AMBER Alerts and many other situations.They are the primary dispatch center for 16 EMS units located throughout the state and monitors all radio traffic on EMS Frequency 1 and Frequency 2 and 700 MHz for EMS in districts 1, 3 and 5.

Communication Specialists are certified Emergency Medical Dispatchers (EMD) providing callers with medical assistance until EMS units arrive on scene. StateComm relays patient or scene information, deploys additional resources, and tracks EMS units when their primary dispatch is out of radio contact.

In the event of a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) StateComm will provide hospital bed status to the incident commander.

 

Dispatch Servcies for:

  • Search and Rescue Teams
  • Idaho Transportation Department
  • Department of Environmental Quality
  • EMS Ground and Air
  • Bureau of Homeland Security
  • State Public Health
  • District Public Health
  • State Laboraratories
  • Regional Response Hazmat Teams
  • Critical Incident Stress Management
  • Department of Agriculture
  • State Aeronautics