Central Dakota Communications Center (911)

Contact Information:
Mike Dannenfelzer, Director Email
Central Dakota Communications Center (CenCom) Website
Phone: (701) 255-5200

The City of Bismarck, City of Mandan, and Burleigh County established the Central Dakota Communications Center (CenCom) through a Joint Powers Agreement that became effective on January 1, 2016.

Services

The Central Dakota Communications Center uses integrated telephony and radio consoles, computer aided dispatch, and digital mapping to provide a more efficient and managed service to the community and first responders. The Central Dakota Communications Center Enhanced 9-1-1 system is capable of receiving calls from landline, wireless, TDD (hearing impaired), and VoIP (voice over internet protocol) services.

The Central Dakota Communications Center is the initiation point for the outdoor warning sirens, is equipped with an emergency notification system for personnel call-up and community emergency notification, and maintains a 10-county operational region for the Emergency Alert System (EAS).