Communications Center

The Emergency Communications Center is located in Building 1518

The Emergency Communications Center (ECC) is the nerve center for all emergencies occurring at Fort Carson and Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS), as well as some calls from El Paso County and those who need help beyond our boundaries.  The E-911 center deploys state of the art technology, capable of interfacing with all local, state and federal agencies. The staff of eight personnel processes well over 3000 calls per year.

The center is affiliated with National Academy of Emergency Dispatchers (NAED) and all personnel are certified as EMDs. On October 21^st, 2003, Fort Carson’s Emergency Communications Center was accredited by the National Academy as the 85^th Accredited Center of Excellence (ACE) worldwide, and earning the prestigious title of 1^st center in all of the Department of Defense to be named as an ACE.

A unique aspect of the operation is the capability of providing area wide weather conditions, for wildland fire fighting, through a Remote Automated Weather System (RAWS). The system was built by the fire department to deploy information, via satellite, to the National Forest Service for regional fire suppression activities.