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Enhanced 911
Essex County is implementing enhanced 911 to improve the accuracy and speed of response to emergencies. A person dialing 9-1-1 is routed through the local telephone exchange office where their telephone's ANI (Automatic Number Identification) is identified. From there the call is routed to the County Office where the ANI is matched to it's corresponding customer service record, producing ALI (Automatic Location Identification), which is a visual display of the caller's location.Fully implemented in summer 2000, the emergency service operator receives a display of the caller's telephone number, address, type of phone service and a reference to the Police, Fire and Rescue Squad dispatching agency for that location. The call-taker quickly verifies, verbally, the information on the screen, then determines the nature of the problem, and dispatches the appropriate emergency service.
The link between the telephone number, the location of the phone, the display of this information and the recently installed street name and numbering is one of the keys to speedy emergency team response.
Police
Essex County is extremely well policed to provide its residents with the greatest amount of safety and protection available. The town of Tappahannock employs five police officers, headed by the Chief of Police James H. Barrett, Jr. Essex County provides a Sheriff's Office, located within Tappahannock, which employs 11 officers and is headed by Sheriff Stanley S. Clarke. There are also five State police officers and three sergeants assigned to the area.
- Tappahannock Police Department
315 Duke St.
804-443-3336
- Essex County Sheriff's Office
304 Prince St.
804-443-3346
Fire
Tappahannock Essex V.F.D. has been serving Essex County residents going on for almost 88 years. Preserving life and property to the citizens of this county is our mission.
With an active force of around 50 members, TEFVD now staffs 3 stations. The newest station, Station 3 located in the Occupacia District of the county. Station 1 Main station is located in Tappahannock and Station 2 is located south in Center Cross.
- Tappahannock-Essex Volunteer Fire Department
804-443-3346
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 Station 2 Center Cross  Station 3 Champlain |
Rescue Squad
Tappahannock Rescue Squad is a volunteer force, totalling about 40 members. The squad handles 600 to 700 calls a year and can transport victims to Riverside Tappahannock Hospital or Richmond and Gloucester, if needed.
Essex County Red Cross
The Essex Red Cross Unit is currently a State Service Delivery Area (SSDA) under the Greater Richmond Area Chapter, and provide a wide range of Red Cross services to Essex County. This includes Single Family Disasters, Sheltering families, Essex County Blood Drives.
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Duke St.,
P.O. Box 583, Tappahannock, VA 22560
804-443-3346
Future plans include Armed Forces Emergency Services, Red Cross Swimming Instruction, Health and Accident Prevention Training within the Essex School System, Additional Training for Red Cross Baby-sit and Elder Care, and an initiative for Fund Raising Events.
P.O. Box 1688, Tappahannock, VA 22560
804-443-6498
Web page last updated: April 22, 2008
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