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Celebrating 50 Years of Carroll County Central Alarm System
Westminster, Thursday, April 19, 2018 - In 1965, public safety leaders in Carroll County, Maryland,
began work on developing a way that would allow a person to call one number to
request assistance from either the police or the fire department, as well as
enhance and coordinate communications throughout the county between its many volunteer
fire companies. Carroll County’s
original “Central Alarm” model was first placed in service in April of 1966, and
fundamentally it was used continuously until January of 1984, at which time
“9-1-1” became available in the County.
On Monday, April 16, 2018 a celebration was held at John Street Quarters in Westminster, MD to recognize the dedicated men and women who established this life-saving service. A documentary featuring three pioneers in getting the Carroll County Central Alarm system established was shown during this celebration.
Take the time to listen to the story of the creation of the Central Alarm System and watch the video created by staff of Carroll County Government.
 To watch the video click on the icon to the left.
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 More about Department of Public Safety
The Carroll County Department of Public Safety is responsible for operation of the Emergency Communications Center (911 services), Emergency Operations Center, Emergency Management,Fire Protection Engineering, and providing liaison with fire and police organizations.
Goals
- To provide the most reliable, responsive, and accurate assistance possible, to persons calling '911' for assistance, in a professional, timely, and courteous manner.
- To protect the safety & welfare of all County residents, as well as persons visiting Carroll County, by establishing and maintaining a safe environment, accomplished by continuously ensuring compliance with site development & land subdivision regulations, as well as applicable Fire Prevention Code requirements.
- To continually maintain and improve, through all available means, the support of the CCVESA, its member Vol. Fire Depts., as well as individual Fire Chiefs and Admin. Officers, which is essential to their vigilant efforts to provide the citizens of Carroll County with the best-available fire protection, rescue, and emergency medical services.
Primary Agency Services
Emergency Management
Emergency Communications
Fire Protection and Life Safety
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