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Sedgwick County:  Non-Emergency line results 

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In order to prevent an influx of nuisance calls that could block emergency calls from reaching a call taker, Sedgwick County Emergency Communications activated a non-emergency line during the Fourth of July holiday.

Extra call takers were on hand for the emergency and non-emergency lines. Emergency Communications, which typically averages 1,600 calls for emergency services a day, received the following number of calls over the holiday:


The non-emergency line was active from 6:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., July 1 through July 5.

Time Period

July 1

Calls to non-emergency line  -  72.

Calls to 911  -  574.

July 2

Calls to non-emergency line  - 127.

Calls to 911  -  798.

July 3

Calls to non-emergency line - 207.

Calls to 911 - 725.

July 4

Calls to non-emergency line  -  499.

Calls to 911  -  1,306.

July 5

Calls to non-emergency line  -170.

Calls to 911  -  691.