Welcome Effingham County Sheriff's Office Communications Division
Your Communications Officers are responsible for:
- Receiving complaints via telecommunications primarily and relaying information to deputies who respond for assistance.
- Providing communication support to deputies, police, emergency medical services (EMS), fire services and emergency management.
- Recording all activity of the emergency services in the field, as well as being continuously aware of their status and pending emergency conditions.
E-911 Address Ordinance/Sec. 58-38. Attachment of numbers addresses the requirement in Effingham County to have your place of business or residence clearly marked with reflective address numbers. It states:
"All owners and/or tenants of every structure within the unincorporated areas of the county shall affix to the structure or in some location on the property visible from the street its assigned number. The number shall be at least three inches in height and shall be constructed of a reflective material. If the structure is not visible from the street, the board of commissioners recommends that the numbers be placed in a location on the property that is visible from the street. (Ord. of 12-15-92, 4)."
For dwellings which are located a distance from the main roadway, it is recommended property owners place their numbers on posts, in an obvious location, and at each intersection thereafter to guide emergency service personnel.
In instances where a large group of mailboxes are clustered, homeowners should mark their mailbox as well as clearly provide numbers on the home.
Residential Alarm Systems can be a beneficial crime prevention method, however, if alarm monitoring companies do not provide E-911 with accurate information concerning the residential description and location, the method fails. Home owners are encouraged to update their alarm information annually to their alarm companies.