Cortland County Dispatch Took in Nearly 450 Emergency Calls During Monday’s Storm

Monday’s severe weather in Cortland County led to the Cortland County Dispatch taking 444 emergency calls for storm related incidents. Cortland County Department of Emergency Response and Communications said in a release their dispatchers had entered 233 storm related calls for service within the county.

A bulk of the calls were for trees and wires down. Dispatchers also coordinated with area fire departments of a structure fire on Route 281 that was caused by a lightning strike.

“Again, our dispatchers did an outstanding job coordinating with our partners in the field. We are gearing up for the potential for more storms today.”

Cortland County Department of Emergency Response & Communications said.

This was the second time in less than a week that dispatchers worked through two extreme weather events within Cortland County and worked to provide the necessary assistance and communication where it was needed.